ride

To ride means to sit in or on something and move from one place to another. (verb)

An example of to ride is sitting on the back of an elephant and it taking you through the jungle.
An example of to ride is driving a car from your house to the store.
An example of to ride is pedaling a bicycle around your neighborhood.

See ride in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb rode, ridden, riding

1. to sit on and be carried along by a horse or other animal, esp. one controlled by the rider
2. to be carried along (in a vehicle, on a bicycle, etc.)
3. to move along as if so carried
4. to move along or be carried or supported in motion (on or upon): tanks ride on treads
to be fit for riding or admit of being ridden: a car that rides smoothly
1. to move or float on the water
2. Now Rare to lie at anchor: the ships riding close to shore
to seem to be floating in space
to overlap, as bones in a joint
to be dependent (on): the change rides on his approval
to be placed as a bet (on)
☆ Informal to continue undisturbed, with no action taken: let the matter ride

transitive verb

to sit on or in and control so as to move along: to ride a horse, a bicycle, etc.
1. to move along on or be mounted, carried, or supported on: to ride the waves, to ride a merry-go-round
2. to rest on, as by overlapping
3. to operate partially by keeping the foot on the pedal: to ride the brake
to move over, along, or through (a road, fence, area, etc.) by horse, car, etc.
to cover (a specified distance) by riding
to engage in or do by riding: to ride a race
to cause to ride; carry; convey
to mount (a female) as for copulation
to control, dominate, tyrannize over, or oppress: often in the past participle: ridden by doubts
Informal to torment, harass, or tease by making the butt of ridicule, criticism, etc.

noun

1. a riding; esp., a journey by horse, car, bicycle, etc.
2. a way or chance to ride
3. the way a car, etc. rides
a road, track, etc. for riding, esp. on horseback
a roller coaster, Ferris wheel, or other thing to ride, as at an amusement park

Ride, Sally K(risten) 1951- ; U.S. astronaut: 1st U.S. woman in space (1983)

See ride in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(rīd)

verb rode rode (rōd), rid·den (rĭdˈn), rid·ing, rides

verb, intransitive

To be carried or conveyed, as in a vehicle or on horseback.
To travel over a surface: This car rides well.
To move by way of an intangible force or impetus; move as if on water: The President rode into office on a tide of discontent.
Nautical To lie at anchor: battleships riding at the mouth of the estuary.
To seem to float: The moon was riding among the clouds.
To be sustained or supported on a pivot, axle, or other point.
To be contingent; depend: The final outcome rides on the results of the election.
To continue without interference: Let the matter ride.
To work or move from the proper place, especially on the body: pants that ride up.

verb, transitive

To sit on and move in a given direction: rode a motorcycle to town; ride a horse to the village.
To travel over, along, or through: ride the highways.
To be supported or carried on: a swimmer riding the waves.
To take part in or do by riding: He rode his last race.
To cause to ride, especially to cause to be carried.
Nautical To keep (a vessel) at anchor.
Informal
a. To tease or ridicule.
b. To harass with persistent carping and criticism.
To keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot: Don't ride the clutch or the brakes.

noun

The act or an instance of riding, as in a vehicle or on an animal.
A path made for riding on horseback, especially through woodlands.
A device, such as one at an amusement park, that one rides for pleasure or excitement.
A means of transportation: waiting for her ride to come.

Phrasal Verb: ride out To survive or outlast: rode out the storm.

Related Forms:

(rīd), Sally Born 1951.

American astronaut who in 1983 became the first U.S. woman to enter outer space.

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