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ALL meanings of ride out

ride out
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  • verb without object ride out to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal. 1
  • verb without object ride out to be borne along on or in a vehicle or other kind of conveyance. 1
  • verb without object ride out to move or float on the water: the surfboarders riding on the crests of the waves. 1
  • verb without object ride out 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 ride out to have a specified character for riding purposes: The car rides smoothly. 1
  • verb without object ride out to be conditioned; depend (usually followed by on): All his hopes are riding on getting that promotion. 1
  • verb without object ride out Informal. to continue without interruption or interference: He decided to let the bet ride. 1
  • verb without object ride out to be carried on something, as a litter, a person's shoulders, or the like. 1
  • verb without object ride out 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 ride out to extend or project over something, as the edge of one thing over the edge of another thing. 1
  • verb without object ride out to turn or rest on something: the great globe of the world riding on its axis. 1
  • verb without object ride out to appear to float in space, as a heavenly body: A blood-red moon rode in the cloudless sky. 1
  • verb without object ride out to lie at anchor, as a ship. 1
  • verb with object ride out to sit on and manage (a horse, bicycle, etc.) so as to be carried along. 1
  • verb with object ride out 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 ride out to ride over, along, or through (a road, boundary, region, etc.); traverse. 1
  • verb with object ride out to ridicule or harass persistently: The boys keep riding him about his poor grades. 1
  • verb with object ride out 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 ride out to cause to ride. 1
  • verb with object ride out to carry (a person) on something as if on a horse: He rode the child about on his back. 1
  • verb with object ride out to execute by riding: to ride a race. 1
  • verb with object ride out to rest on, especially by overlapping. 1
  • verb with object ride out to keep (a vessel) at anchor or moored. 1
  • verb with object ride out Jazz. to play improvisations on (a melody). 1
  • noun ride out a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle. 1
  • noun ride out a means of or arrangement for transportation by motor vehicle: We'll handle rides to be sure everyone gets home quickly. 1
  • noun ride out the vehicle used for transportation: I've got to hang up now—my ride's here. 1
  • noun ride out a vehicle or device, as a Ferris wheel, roller coaster, or merry-go-round, on which people ride for amusement. 1
  • noun ride out a way, road, etc., made especially for riding. 1
  • idioms ride out 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 ride out ride for a fall, to conduct oneself so as to invite misfortune or injury. 1
  • idioms ride out ride herd on. herd1 (def 6). 1
  • idioms ride out ride shotgun. shotgun (def 9). 1
  • idioms ride out ride the beam, Aeronautics. to fly along the course indicated by a radio beam. 1
  • idioms ride out 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
  • phrasal verb ride out If someone rides out a storm or a crisis, they manage to survive a difficult period without suffering serious harm. 0
  • verb ride out to endure successfully; survive (esp in the phrase ride out the storm) 0
  • noun ride out to stay afloat or aloft during (a storm, etc.) without too much damage 0
  • noun ride out to withstand or endure successfully 0
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