ALL meanings of rid
rid
R r - verb with object rid to sit on and manage (a horse, bicycle, etc.) so as to be carried along. 1
- verb with object rid to sit or move along on (something); be carried or borne along on: The ship rode the waves. We ride a bus. 1
- verb with object rid to ride over, along, or through (a road, boundary, region, etc.); traverse. 1
- verb with object rid to ridicule or harass persistently: The boys keep riding him about his poor grades. 1
- verb with object rid to control, dominate, or tyrannize over: a man ridden by fear; a country that is ridden by a power-mad dictator. 1
- verb with object rid to cause to ride. 1
- verb with object rid to carry (a person) on something as if on a horse: He rode the child about on his back. 1
- verb with object rid to execute by riding: to ride a race. 1
- verb with object rid to rest on, especially by overlapping. 1
- verb with object rid to keep (a vessel) at anchor or moored. 1
- verb with object rid Jazz. to play improvisations on (a melody). 1
- idioms rid ride down, to trample or overturn by riding upon or against. to ride up to; overtake; capture: The posse rode down the escaping bank robber. Nautical. to bear down upon (a rope of a tackle) with all one's weight. 1
- idioms rid ride for a fall, to conduct oneself so as to invite misfortune or injury. 1
- idioms rid ride herd on. herd1 (def 6). 1
- idioms rid ride shotgun. shotgun (def 9). 1
- idioms rid ride the beam, Aeronautics. to fly along the course indicated by a radio beam. 1
- idioms rid take for a ride, Slang. to murder, especially by abducting the victim for that purpose. to deceive; trick: It was obvious to everyone but me that I was being taken for a ride. 1
- verb rid a simple past tense and past participle of ride. 1
- verb without object rid to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal. 1
- verb without object rid to be borne along on or in a vehicle or other kind of conveyance. 1
- verb without object rid to move or float on the water: the surfboarders riding on the crests of the waves. 1
- verb without object rid to move along in any way; be carried or supported: He is riding along on his friend's success. Distress is riding among the people. 1
- verb without object rid to have a specified character for riding purposes: The car rides smoothly. 1
- verb without object rid to be conditioned; depend (usually followed by on): All his hopes are riding on getting that promotion. 1
- verb without object rid Informal. to continue without interruption or interference: He decided to let the bet ride. 1
- verb without object rid to be carried on something, as a litter, a person's shoulders, or the like. 1
- verb without object rid to work or move up from the proper place or position (usually followed by up): Her skirt rode up above her knees. 1
- verb without object rid to extend or project over something, as the edge of one thing over the edge of another thing. 1
- verb without object rid to turn or rest on something: the great globe of the world riding on its axis. 1
- verb without object rid to appear to float in space, as a heavenly body: A blood-red moon rode in the cloudless sky. 1
- verb without object rid to lie at anchor, as a ship. 1
- noun rid a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle. 1
- noun rid a means of or arrangement for transportation by motor vehicle: We'll handle rides to be sure everyone gets home quickly. 1
- noun rid the vehicle used for transportation: I've got to hang up now—my ride's here. 1
- noun rid a vehicle or device, as a Ferris wheel, roller coaster, or merry-go-round, on which people ride for amusement. 1
- noun rid a way, road, etc., made especially for riding. 1
- transitivephrasal verb rid free of, clear of 1
- verb rid If you rid a place or person of something undesirable or unwanted, you succeed in removing it completely from that place or person. 0
- verb rid If you rid yourself of something you do not want, you take action so that you no longer have it or are no longer affected by it. 0
- adjective rid If you are rid of someone or something that you did not want or that caused problems for you, they are no longer with you or causing problems for you. 0
- verb rid to relieve or deliver from something disagreeable or undesirable; make free (of) 0
- verb transitive rid to free, clear, relieve, or disencumber, as of something undesirable 0
- verb transitive rid to save or deliver, as from danger, difficulty, etc.; rescue (from, out of, etc.) 0
- abbreviation RID ride 0