ride is the dictionary form of ridden Definition of ride
ride has definitions from the fields of transportation,sexuality |
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[ verb ] (transportation) sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
Synonyms Examples "She never sat a horse!" "Did you ever ride a camel?" "The girl liked to drive the young mare" |
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[ verb ] (transportation) be carried or travel on or in a vehicle
Examples "I ride to work in a bus" "He rides the subway downtown every day" |
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[ noun ] (transportation) a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else
Synonyms Examples "he took the family for a drive in his new car" |
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[ verb ] continue undisturbed and without interference
Examples "Let it ride" |
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[ verb ] move like a floating object
Examples "The moon rode high in the night sky" |
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[ verb ] be contingent on
Examples "The outcomes rides on the results of the election" "Your grade will depends on your homework" |
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[ verb ] climb up on the body
Examples "Shorts that ride up" "This skirt keeps riding up my legs" |
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[ verb ] keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot
Examples "Don't ride the clutch!" |
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[ verb ] (sexuality) copulate with, as of animals
Synonyms Examples "The bull was riding the cow" |
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[ verb ] have certain properties when driven
Synonyms Examples "This car rides smoothly" "My new truck drives well" |
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[ verb ] lie moored or anchored
Examples "Ship rides at anchor" |
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[ verb ] be sustained or supported or borne
Examples "His glasses rode high on his nose" "The child rode on his mother's hips" "She rode a wave of popularity" "The brothers rode to an easy victory on their father's political name" |
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[ verb ] (transportation) sit on and control a vehicle
Examples "He rides his bicycle to work every day" "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town" |
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[ verb ] (transportation) ride over, along, or through
Examples : "Travel the highways of America" "Ride the freeways of California" |
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[ noun ] a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
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