Etymology : Middle English, from Old English rIdan; akin to Old High German rItan to ride, Middle Irish réidid he rides
Pronunciation : rId
Function : verb
Date : before 12th century
1. act of traveling on or in; trip, journey; path, road; means of transportation; mechanical device used for riding in an amusement park (such as a roller coaster). travel on or in; be carried or transported by; cause to travel; depend upon, be contingent upon (Informal); continue without interference (Informal); move out of position, shift. a vehicle. ride\ride\ , v. i. [imp. rode (rōd) (rid [r&ibreve;d], archaic); p. p. ridden (rid, archaic); p. pr. & vb. n. riding .] [as. rīdan; akin to lg. riden, d. rijden, g. reiten, ohg. rītan, icel. rī?a, sw. rida, dan. ride; cf. l. raeda a carriage, which is from a celtic word. cf. road.].
2. to be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse. to-morrow, when ye riden by the way. let your master ride on before, and do you gallop after him.
3. to be borne in a carriage; as, to ride in a coach, in a car, and the like. see:
synonym, below. the richest inhabitants exhibited their wealth, not by riding in gilden carriages, but by walking the streets with trains of servants.
4. to be borne or in a fluid; to float; to lie. men once walked where ships at anchor ride.
5. to be supported in motion; to rest. strong as the exletree on which heaven rides. on whose foolish honesty my practices ride easy!.
6. to manage a horse, as an equestrian. he rode, he fenced, he moved with graceful ease.
7. to support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle; as, a horse rides easy or hard, slow or fast.
8. To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse.
9. To be borne in a carriage; as, to ride in a coach, in a car, and the like.
10. See Synonym, below.
11. To be borne or in a fluid; to float; to lie.
12. To be supported in motion; to rest.
13. To manage a horse, as an equestrian.
14. To support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle; as, a horse rides easy or hard, slow or fast.
15. To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to ride a bicycle.
16. To manage insolently at will; to domineer over.
17. To convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding.
18. To overlap ; said of bones or fractured fragments.
19. The act of riding; an excursion on horseback or in a vehicle.
20. A saddle horse.
21. A road or avenue cut in a wood, or through grounds, to be used as a place for riding; a riding. a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow" keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!" move like a floating object; "The moon rode high in the night sky" ride over, along, or through; "Travel the highways of America"; "Ride the freeways of California" be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare" climb up on the body; "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt keeps riding up my legs" sit on and control a vehicle; "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town" continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride" lie moored or anchored; "Ship rides at anchor" be sustained or supported or borne; "His glasses rode high on his nose"; "The child rode on his mother's hips"; "She rode a wave of popularity"; "The brothers rode to an easy victory on their father's political name".
22. 1. When you ride a horse, you sit on it and control its movements. I saw a girl riding a horse Can you ride? He was riding on his horse looking for the castle They still ride around on horses.
23. When you ride a bicycle or a motorcycle, you sit on it, control it, and travel along on it. Riding a bike is great exercise Two men riding on motorcycles opened fire on him He rode to work on a bicycle.
24. When you ride in a vehicle such as a car, you travel in it. He prefers travelling on the Tube to riding in a limousine I remember the village full of American servicemen riding around in jeeps.
25. A ride is a journey on a horse or bicycle, or in a vehicle. Would you like to go for a ride?.
26. In a fairground, a ride is a large machine that people ride on for fun.
27. If you say that one thing is riding on another, you mean that the first thing depends on the second thing. Billions of pounds are riding on the outcome of the election = depend see also:
riding.
28. If you say that someone or something is riding high, you mean that they are popular or successful at the present time. He was riding high in the public opinion polls.
29. If you say that someone faces a rough ride, you mean that things are going to be difficult for them because people will criticize them a lot or treat them badly. The Chancellor could face a rough ride unless the plan works.
30. If you say that someone has been taken for a ride, you mean that they have been deceived or cheated. When he had not returned with my money an hour later I realized that I had been taken for a ride.
31. to ride roughshod over: see:
roughshod. American astronaut who in 1983 became the first U.S. woman to enter outer space.
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