What is the meaning of ride?

noun

  • A journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile. )
    • usage: "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
  • A mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement.

verb

  • Sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions.
    • usage: "She never sat a horse"; "Did you ever ride a camel"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare"
  • Be carried or travel on or in a vehicle.
    • usage: "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"
  • Continue undisturbed and without interference.
    • usage: "Let it ride"
  • Move like a floating object.
    • usage: "The moon rode high in the night sky"
  • Harass with persistent criticism or carping.
    • usage: "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"
  • Be sustained or supported or borne.
    • usage: "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"
  • Have certain properties when driven.
    • usage: "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"
  • Be contingent on.
    • usage: "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"
  • Lie moored or anchored.
    • usage: "Ship rides at anchor"
  • Sit on and control a vehicle.
    • usage: "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town"
  • Climb up on the body.
    • usage: "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt keeps riding up my legs"
  • Ride over, along, or through.
    • usage: "Ride the freeways of California"
  • Keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot.
    • usage: "Don't ride the clutch"
  • Copulate with.
    • usage: "The bull was riding the cow"
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