Ride Definition
rīd
ridden, rides, riding, rode
verb
ridden, rides, riding, rode
To sit on and be carried along by a horse or other animal, esp. one controlled by the rider.
Webster's New World
To be carried along (in a vehicle, on a bicycle, etc.)
Webster's New World
To participate in a board sport such as snowboarding.
American Heritage
To travel over a surface.
This car rides well.
American Heritage
To rest on, as by overlapping.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- maintain equilibrium. See syn. study at bait.bait
- hold the road
- give evidence of good design
- hold on the curves
- maintain balance
- keep an even keel
- hug the road
- show good engineering
- maintain equilibrium
- corner well
- remain stable
- ride evenly
- ride well
- perform well
- perform
noun
rides
A riding; esp., a journey by horse, car, bicycle, etc.
Webster's New World
A means or opportunity to ride, as by automobile.
Do you have a ride home?
Webster's New World
The way a car, etc. rides.
Webster's New World
A road, track, etc. for riding, esp. on horseback.
Webster's New World
A roller coaster, Ferris wheel, or other thing to ride, as at an amusement park.
Webster's New World
idiom
ride for a fall
- To court danger or disaster.
American Heritage
ride herd on
- To keep watch or control over.
American Heritage
ride high
- To experience success.
American Heritage
ride shotgun
- To guard a person or thing while in transit.
- To ride in the front passenger seat of a car or truck.
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take for a ride
- To deceive or swindle:
an author who tried to take his publisher for a ride.
- To transport to a place and kill.
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Ride
Origin of Ride
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From Middle English riden, from Old English rÄ«dan, from Proto-Germanic *rÄ«danÄ…, from Proto-Indo-European *reydÊ°-. Cognate with Low German rieden, Dutch rijden, German reiten, Danish ride, Swedish rida; and (from Indo-European) with Welsh rhwyddhau (“hurry").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English riden from Old English rīdan reidh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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