ride
/raid/
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Definition
Noun:
- A mechanical device for amusement: A ride is a device at an amusement park or fair that you sit on or in for entertainment.
- A journey in a vehicle: A ride is a trip taken in a vehicle, such as a car, bus, or bicycle.
Verb:
- To sit on and control a vehicle or animal: To ride means to sit on and steer or guide a bicycle, motorcycle, horse, etc.
- To travel in a vehicle: To ride means to be a passenger in a vehicle that someone else is controlling.
- To be carried or supported: To ride can mean to be carried or borne along, often in a passive way.
- To continue without interference: To ride can mean to let a situation continue without changing it.
- To harass or criticize persistently: To ride someone means to criticize or tease them constantly.
- To be contingent upon: To ride on something means to depend on it.
- To move like a floating object: To ride can describe the way something appears to float or be positioned high up.
- To lie anchored: A ship is said to ride when it is moored or at anchor.
- To climb up on the body: Clothing is said to ride up when it moves to a higher, often uncomfortable, position on the body.
- To have specific driving properties: A vehicle is said to ride in a certain way (e.g., smoothly, roughly) when driven.
- To copulate with: Used specifically for animals, meaning to mount for breeding.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The roller coaster is my favorite ride at the park.
- We went for a long ride in the countryside.
Verb:
- She learned to ride a horse when she was five.
- I ride the bus to work every day.
- The surfers ride the waves expertly.
- Just let it ride and see what happens.
- His boss is always riding him about small mistakes.
- The success of the project rides on getting the final approval.
- The moon rode high in the sky.
- The ship rides at anchor in the harbor.
- These shorts always ride up when I walk.
- This new car rides very smoothly on the highway.
Advanced Usage
"to ride out": to endure and survive a difficult situation.
- The company managed to ride out the economic recession.
"to ride high": to be very successful or popular.
- After winning the championship, the team was riding high.
"to ride shotgun": to ride in the front passenger seat of a vehicle.
- I'll ride shotgun and you can drive.
Variants and Related Words
Rider (n): A person who rides.
- The rider guided the horse over the jump.
Riding (n/adj): The activity or sport of riding horses; related to riding.
- She enjoys horseback riding.
Synonyms
- Travel: to go from one place to another.
- Journey: a trip or voyage.
- Control: to operate or steer.
- Depend: to be contingent upon.
Related Phrasal Verbs
Ride along: to accompany someone in a vehicle.
- You can ride along with me to the store.
Ride up: (of clothing) to move upward on the body.
- This skirt tends to ride up when I sit down.
Ride on: to depend on.
- A lot rides on his decision.
Related Idioms
A bumpy ride: a difficult or problematic experience.
- The new policy had a bumpy ride through parliament.
Take someone for a ride: to deceive or cheat someone.
- He thought he got a good deal, but they really took him for a ride.
Free ride: something obtained without effort or cost.
- He's been getting a free ride, letting others do all the work.
Noun
- a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
- a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
- he took the family for a drive in his new car
Verb
- copulate with
- The bull was riding the cow
- keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot
- Don't ride the clutch!
- ride over, along, or through
- Ride the freeways of California
- climb up on the body
- Shorts that ride up
- This skirt keeps riding up my legs
- sit on and control a vehicle
- He rides his bicycle to work every day
- She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town
- lie moored or anchored
- Ship rides at anchor
- be contingent on
- The outcomes rides on the results of the election
- Your grade will depends on your homework
- have certain properties when driven
- This car rides smoothly
- My new truck drives well
- be sustained or supported or borne
- 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
- harass with persistent criticism or carping
- 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
- move like a floating object
- The moon rode high in the night sky
- continue undisturbed and without interference
- Let it ride
- be carried or travel on or in a vehicle
- I ride to work in a bus
- He rides the subway downtown every day
- sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
- She never sat a horse!
- Did you ever ride a camel?
- The girl liked to drive the young mare