What is the meaning of riding?

noun

• The sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements.
  • synonyms: horseback riding, equitation
• Travel by being carried on horseback.
  • synonyms: horseback riding

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"
  • synonyms: ride, sit
• Be carried or travel on or in a vehicle.
  • usage: "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"
  • synonyms: ride
• Continue undisturbed and without interference.
  • usage: "Let it ride"
  • synonyms: ride
• Move like a floating object.
  • usage: "The moon rode high in the night sky"
  • synonyms: ride
• 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"
  • synonyms: tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
• 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"
  • synonyms: ride
• Have certain properties when driven.
  • usage: "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"
  • synonyms: drive, ride
• Be contingent on.
  • usage: "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"
  • synonyms: depend on, devolve on, depend upon, ride, turn on, hinge on, hinge upon
• Lie moored or anchored.
  • usage: "Ship rides at anchor"
  • synonyms: ride
• Sit on and control a vehicle.
  • usage: "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town"
  • synonyms: ride
• Climb up on the body.
  • usage: "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt keeps riding up my legs"
  • synonyms: ride
• Ride over, along, or through.
  • usage: "Ride the freeways of California"
  • synonyms: ride
• Keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot.
  • usage: "Don't ride the clutch"
  • synonyms: ride
• Copulate with.
  • usage: "The bull was riding the cow"
  • synonyms: ride, mount