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| 1. | [ verb ] (transportation) sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions | |
| Synonyms: | sit | |
| Examples: | "She never sat a horse!" "Did you ever ride a camel?" "The girl liked to drive the young mare" |
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| Related terms: | travel ride_herd override outride ride_horseback gallop canter prance riding riding | |
| 2. | [ 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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| Related terms: | walk travel hitchhike joyride chariot sledge taxi motorcycle train bus snowmobile sled piggyback tube boat bicycle drive passenger | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (transportation) a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else | |
| Synonyms: | drive | |
| Examples: | "he took the family for a drive in his new car" |
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| Related terms: | journey spin lift joyride drive drive pull drive drive drive | |
| 4. | [ verb ] continue undisturbed and without interference | |
| Examples: | "Let it ride" |
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| Related terms: | continue drive | |
| 5. | [ verb ] move like a floating object | |
| Examples: | "The moon rode high in the night sky" |
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| Related terms: | travel | |
| 6. | [ verb ] harass with persistent criticism or carping | |
| Synonyms: | taunt tantalize bait tease razz tantalise rally twit cod rag | |
| Examples: | "The children teased the new teacher" "Don't ride me so hard over my failure" "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" |
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| Related terms: | mock jeer kid twitting tease tease tantaliser Tantalus boo | |
| 7. | [ verb ] be contingent on | |
| Synonyms: | depend_on depend_upon turn_on hinge_on ride_on hinge_upon devolve_on | |
| Examples: | "The outcomes rides on the results of the election" "Your grade will depends on your homework" |
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| Related terms: | repose_on | |
| 8. | [ verb ] climb up on the body | |
| Examples: | "Shorts that ride up" "This skirt keeps riding up my legs" |
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| Related terms: | climb | |
| 9. | [ verb ] keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot | |
| Examples: | "Don't ride the clutch!" |
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| Related terms: | engage | |
| 10. | [ verb ] (sexuality) copulate with, as of animals | |
| Synonyms: | mount | |
| Examples: | "The bull was riding the cow" |
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| Related terms: | copulate mammal | |
| 11. | [ verb ] have certain properties when driven | |
| Synonyms: | drive | |
| Examples: | "This car rides smoothly" "My new truck drives well" |
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| Related terms: | drive drive driveway | |
| 12. | [ verb ] lie moored or anchored | |
| Examples: | "Ship rides at anchor" |
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| Related terms: | lie lie | |
| 13. | [ 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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| Related terms: | float | |
| 14. | [ 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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| Related terms: | travel rider | |
| 15. | [ verb ] (transportation) ride over, along, or through | |
| Examples: | : "Travel the highways of America" "Ride the freeways of California" |
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| Related terms: | travel drive | |
| 16. | [ noun ] a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement | |
| Related terms: | mechanical_device carousel roller_coaster Ferris_wheel amusement_park | |
| Similar spelling: |
rid Rideau rite Ried Rieth Ritt Rita rit. riot |
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