ride

[[t]raɪd[/t]]

v. rode, rid•den, rid•ing, n.

1) to sit on, manage, and be carried on a horse or other animal in motion

2) to be borne along on or in a vehicle or other conveyance

3) to move along in any way; be carried or supported:

riding on his friend's success[/ex]

4) to have a specified character for riding purposes:

The car rides smoothly[/ex]

5) to be conditioned; depend:

Her hopes are riding on a promotion[/ex]

6) inf to continue without interruption or interference:

to let the matter ride[/ex]

7) to turn or rest on something

8) to appear to float in space, as a heavenly body

9) naut. navig. to lie at anchor, as a ship

10) to sit on and manage (a horse, bicycle, etc.) so as to be carried along

11) to sit or move along on; be carried or borne along on:

The ship rode the waves[/ex]

12) to ride over, along, or through (a road, region, etc.)

13) to ridicule or harass persistently

14) to control, dominate, or tyrannize over:

a man ridden by fear[/ex]

15) to cause to ride

16) to carry (a person) on something as if on a horse:

He rode the child about on his back[/ex]

17) to execute by riding:

to ride a race[/ex]

18) to rest on, esp. by overlapping

19) naut. navig. to keep (a vessel) at anchor or moored

20) phv ride out

a) naut. navig. to sustain (a gale, storm, etc.) without damage, as while at anchor

b) to sustain or endure successfully

21) phv ride up, to move up from the proper place or position:

This skirt always rides up[/ex]

22) a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle

23) cvb a means of or arrangement for transportation by motor vehicle:

My ride's here[/ex]

24) a vehicle or device, as a roller coaster, on which people ride for amusement

25) a way, road, etc., made esp. for riding

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- ride shotgun take for a ride

Etymology: bef. 900; (v.), OE rīdan; akin to OIr ríad journey (cf. palfrey). Cf. road