Ride meanings. All definitions of Ride

idioms ride ride for a fall, to conduct oneself so as to invite misfortune or injury. 1

idioms ride ride herd on. herd1 (def 6). 1

idioms ride ride shotgun. shotgun (def 9). 1

idioms ride ride the beam, Aeronautics. to fly along the course indicated by a radio beam. 1

idioms ride 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 without object ride to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal. 1

transitive verb ride travel by: bicycle, motorbike 1

verb without object ride to be borne along on or in a vehicle or other kind of conveyance. 1

transitive verb ride travel by: bus, train 1

verb without object ride to move or float on the water: the surfboarders riding on the crests of the waves. 1

transitive verb ride go on: a horse 1

verb without object ride 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

transitive verb ride jockey 1

verb without object ride to have a specified character for riding purposes: The car rides smoothly. 1

intransitive verb ride go on horseback 1

verb without object ride to be conditioned; depend (usually followed by on): All his hopes are riding on getting that promotion. 1

noun ride means of transport 1

verb without object ride Informal. to continue without interruption or interference: He decided to let the bet ride. 1

noun ride fairground attraction 1

verb without object ride to be carried on something, as a litter, a person's shoulders, or the like. 1

noun ride trip 1

verb without object ride to work or move up from the proper place or position (usually followed by up): Her skirt rode up above her knees. 1

noun ride car, truck 1

verb without object ride to extend or project over something, as the edge of one thing over the edge of another thing. 1

verbal expression ride harass 1

verb without object ride to turn or rest on something: the great globe of the world riding on its axis. 1

intransitive verb ride be carried 1

verb without object ride to appear to float in space, as a heavenly body: A blood-red moon rode in the cloudless sky. 1

intransitive verb ride clothing: shift upwards 1

verb without object ride to lie at anchor, as a ship. 1

intransitive verb ride travel by vehicle 1

verb with object ride to sit on and manage (a horse, bicycle, etc.) so as to be carried along. 1

intransitive verb ride be supported or carried 1

verb with object ride to sit or move along on (something); be carried or borne along on: The ship rode the waves. We ride a bus. 1

intransitive verb ride lie at anchor 1

verb with object ride to ride over, along, or through (a road, boundary, region, etc.); traverse. 1

intransitive verb ride automobile: perform 1

verb with object ride to ridicule or harass persistently: The boys keep riding him about his poor grades. 1

transitive verb ride fill, overwhelm: with an emotion 1

verb with object ride to control, dominate, or tyrannize over: a man ridden by fear; a country that is ridden by a power-mad dictator. 1

transitive verb ride travel, traverse: distance 1

verb with object ride to cause to ride. 1

transitive verb ride carry 1

verb with object ride to carry (a person) on something as if on a horse: He rode the child about on his back. 1

transitive verb ride be carried on: water, wave 1

verb with object ride to execute by riding: to ride a race. 1

verb with object ride to rest on, especially by overlapping. 1

verb with object ride to keep (a vessel) at anchor or moored. 1

verb with object ride Jazz. to play improvisations on (a melody). 1

noun ride Sally, 1951–2012, U.S. astronaut and astrophysicist: first U.S. woman to reach outer space 1983. 1

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