ride 
ride (rīd)
intransitive verb rode, rid′·den, rid′·ing
- to sit on and be carried along by a horse or other animal, esp. one controlled by the rider
- to be carried along (in a vehicle, on a bicycle, etc.)
- to move along as if so carried
- to move along or be carried or supported in motion (on or upon) tanks ride on treads
- to be fit for riding or admit of being ridden a car that rides smoothly
- to move or float on the water
- Now Rare to lie at anchor the ships riding close to shore
- to seem to be floating in space
- to overlap, as bones in a joint
- to be dependent (on) the change rides on his approval
- to be placed as a bet (on)
- ☆ Informal to continue undisturbed, with no action taken let the matter ride
Etymology: ME riden < OE ridan, akin to Ger reiten < IE base *reidh-, to go, be in motion > L reda, four-wheel carriage
transitive verb
- to sit on or in and control so as to move along to ride a horse, a bicycle, etc.
- to move along on or be mounted, carried, or supported on to ride the waves, to ride a merry-go-round
- to rest on, as by overlapping
- to operate partially by keeping the foot on the pedal to ride the brake
- to move over, along, or through (a road, fence, area, etc.) by horse, car, etc.
- to cover (a specified distance) by riding
- to engage in or do by riding to ride a race
- to cause to ride; carry; convey
- to mount (a female) as for copulation
- to control, dominate, tyrannize over, or oppress: often in the past participle ridden by doubts
- Informal to torment, harass, or tease by making the butt of ridicule, criticism, etc.
noun
- a riding; esp., a journey by horse, car, bicycle, etc.
- a way or chance to ride
- the way a car, etc. rides
- a road, track, etc. for riding, esp. on horseback
- a roller coaster, Ferris wheel, or other thing to ride, as at an amusement park
ride down
- to hit and knock down by riding against
- to overtake by riding
- to overcome
- to exhaust (a horse, etc.) by riding too long or too hard
ride out
- to stay afloat or aloft during (a storm, etc.) without too much damage
- to withstand or endure successfully
ride up
to move upward out of place, as an article of clothing
take for a ride
☆ Slang- to take somewhere, as in a car, and kill
- to cheat or swindle
Ride (rīd)
Ride, Sally K(risten) 1951- ; U.S. astronaut: 1st U.S. woman in space (1983)
ride
v.
To be transported
travel in, take, be carried, be conveyed, tour, journey, drive, motor, go for a ride, go for a spin, go for an airing, go by car, go by bicycle, bike*, cycle*, pedal*, go by motorcycle, go by train, go by bus; see also drive 3, travel 1.To control a beast of burden by riding
go on horseback, manage, guide, mount, sit, sit well, have a good seat, post, direct, curb, restrain, urge on, handle, handle well, ride hard. To allow oneself to be dominated by circumstances
drift, float, go with the current, go with the tide, move aimlessly, be without ambition, take the line of least resistance; see also drift.*To treat with unusual severity
harass, persecute, domineer over, dominate, intimidate, tyrannize over, hound, hector, harry, badger, bait, tease, treat overbearingly, disparage, criticize, reproach, berate, upbraid, scold, afflict, annoy, pester, nag, deride, rag*, hassle*, razz*, roast*, needle*; see also bait 2, bother 2.To move as a carrier
perform, perform well, ride well, ride evenly, remain stable, corner well, hold on the curves, give evidence of good design, show good engineering, hold the road, hug the road, keep an even keel, maintain balance, maintain equilibrium. See syn. study at bait.bait.
Object
- bike: In this case you should also include riding a loaded bike in your training.
- bicycle: The best I believe, is either walking at a fairly good pace or riding a bicycle - stationary or otherwise.
- motorbike: In his dissertation he questioned " why people ride motorbikes " .
- horse: Perhaps they are trying to ride two horses at once.
- wave: He has ridden the wave of mobile phone roll-out, a market now worth more than £ 3 billion in the UK alone.
Preposition: on
- horseback: Our party rode on horseback from Prescott to McDowell.
- pavement: I don't ride on the pavements, jump red lights or cycle down the inside of traffic queues.
Adjective modifier
- bumpy: The O Men characters are in for a bumpy ride!
- rough: You wonder what comedy Utopia people are living in that this gets a rough ride from them.
- smooth: The air resistance mechanism ensures a smoother ride than the piston resistance machines.
- leisurely: Leisurely rides by the Cambridge Cycling Campaign are slower than most of the purely CTC ones.
Converse of object
- hitch: Examine new purchases closely - sometimes Crassula or Azolla will hitch a ride on another plant.
Adjective complement
- roughshod: Tesco must not be allowed to ride roughshod over a local democratic process in this way.
Noun used with modifier
- rollercoaster: Welcome back to the wonderful rollercoaster ride that is the Retro Remakes news posts!
- taxi: Midland Mainline operates regular busses to Corby town center, then a short taxi ride.
- bike: The Foundation's major fund raising activity for the year 2000 is the bike ride.
- fairground: The name of the Hebborn family can often be seen in Oxford on the side of their well-known fairground rides.
- coaster: Everything has happened so fast, like being on a roller coaster ride, and that has been the pattern ever since.
- sleigh: After their sleigh ride across the Southern Ocean, the crew will be ready for the holiday experience of a lifetime.
Modifies a noun
- cymbal: The ride cymbal proper starts from 0:25, growing in intensity.
As Ihavejust come frommaking my Easterconfessionon Good Fridayand have forgiven all those who trespass against me, I cannot harbour any thoughts of revenge, only contempt for an arrant shit who is bursting with pride, although he is simply being taken for a ride by his women.
O Oisin, mount by me and ride To shores by the wash of the tremulous tide, Where men have heaped no burial-mounds, And the days pass by like a wayward tune.
She's got a ticket to ride, but she don't care.
Man is the hunter; woman is his game: The sleek and shining creatures of the chase, We hunt them for the beauty of their skins; They love us for it, and we ride them down.
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