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ride I. \ˈrīd\ verb (rode \ˈrōd\ ; or chiefly dialect rid \ˈrid\ ; or rade \ˈrād\ ; rid·den \ˈridən\ ; or chiefly dialect rid or rode ; riding \ˈrīdiŋ\ ; rides) Etymology: Middle English riden, from Old English rīdan to ride, travel, swing; akin to Old High German rītan to ride, Old Norse rītha to ride, travel, swing, Old Irish rīadaim I ride, travel, Gaulish rēda wagon intransitive verb 1. a. : to sit and be carried on the back of an animal (as a horse) that one directs and controls b. : to participate in a raid or military or vigilante action of mounted men c. : to travel or become conveyed by a vehicle (as a carriage, an automobile, or a railroad train) : become carried (as in a litter or on men's shoulders) 2. : to seem to move or become borne along by an intangible agency : become sustained, supported, or forwarded < rode on the wave of popularity > 3. : to seem to float : float: as a. : lie, rest < the squadron rode safely at anchor > b. : to sail, skim, or become driven over the water < the little boat rode lightly before a breeze > c. : to move like a floating object < a full moon rode in the night sky > 4. : to become supported at rest or in motion on an axle, pivot, or other bearing point or surface < the lever carries two studs, both of which ride in the cam — William Landon & George Hafferkamp > 5. of a male animal : to mount in copulation 6. : to travel over a surface < a big powerful car that rides smoothly and quietly > 7. archaic : project 8. : to take its course : continue without interference < let it ride > 9. : to be contingent : depend < his party's hopes seemed to ride on his renomination > 10. : to climb up on the body : bunch up in folds or ridges < my skirt had ridden up above my knees, the way a tight skirt will — S.A.Offit > 11. a. : to become bet < his money is riding on the favorite > b. : to remain as a bet — used of an original bet or stake plus accumulated winnings < he let his winnings ride > 12. : to improvise variations freely on a jazz theme transitive verb 1. a. : to sit and be carried on while directing and controlling < a jockey who had ridden many a winner > < rode a bicycle daily to a ripe age > b. : to move with or be carried by like a rider < rode the waves with an experienced swimmer's ease > < bad news rides the lightning — Irving Stone > 2. a. : to traverse (as a route or distance) on horseback or by vehicle < rode a mail route daily for years > < abolishing the requirement that supreme court judges ride circuit — C.B.Swisher > < rode hundreds of miles > b. : to ride a horse in < ride a winning race > 3. a. : to endure without great damage : survive, last < a large sailing vessel … riding the storm — Western Mail > — usually used with out < rode out the gale in safety — R.H.Dana > < can ride out the current adjustment without having to make drastic price revisions — Newsweek > b. : to move with (something fluctuating or dangerous) so as to emerge unharmed : surmount, survive < ride an adverse situation > < were now trying to ride the devastating postwar slump in agriculture — Roy Lewis & Angus Maude > 4. : to traverse on horseback in order to inspect or maintain < ride fence > 5. : to mount in or as if in copulation — used of a male animal 6. a. : to burden or oppress as if by the weight of a rider : weigh down < only a man, ridden by anxiety and impotence, by desire and guilt — L.A.Fiedler > < was ridden by a veritable devil — E.P.Hanson > b. (1) : to harass persistently (as by carping criticism, ridicule, or abuse) : subject to pertinacious or concerted annoyance, irritation, or distress < the officers in that tropic outpost rode the artist mercilessly > (2) : tease, rib, banter 7. a. : to convey like a rider : give a ride to < rode the youngster on his back > < exposed him and rode him out of town on a rail > b. : to convey in a vehicle < rode a shipment of castings back to the plant in the truck on his return trip > c. archaic : to keep (a ship) anchored or moored 8. : to project over : overlap, override 9. : to urge (a racehorse) to the limit 10. : to aim too long at (a moving target) thereby losing coordination and proper lead and making a miss more likely 11. : to manipulate (a log drive) while standing on floating logs 12. : to recoil from or give with (a landing punch or blow) in order to soften the impact 13. : to legally charge (an opponent who has possession of the ball) in lacrosse 14. : to improvise variations on (a jazz theme) at will Synonyms: see bait • - ride a hobby - ride and tie - ride circuit - ride for a fall - ride herd on - ride roughshod over - ride rusty - ride the brake - ride the gain - ride the line - ride the marches - ride the rods - ride the vents - ride to hounds II. noun (-s) 1. : an act of riding; especially : a journey or trip on horseback or by vehicle 2. : mount 3. : a way (as a road or path) suitable for riding; specifically : a lane in a forest 4. : any of various mechanical devices at an amusement park or carnival for riding on 5. a. : a trip on which gangsters take a victim in order to murder him < this case has the earmarks of a ride — Jack Heise > — usually used in the phrase take for a ride b. : going-over < has some confused ideas that the reviewer takes for a ride > c. : hoodwinking, swindling < do not want to be taken for a ride by foreign financiers who would take our money and let us whistle for repayment — Alvin Johnson > 6. : any of various positions in which a wrestler is astride or above a prone opponent 7. a. : a means of transportation < advertised for a daily ride to the city > b. : a person providing transportation < my ride said he would be late > 8. : public interest or attention : notice < disk jockeys were giving the one-week-old recording a big ride — Newsweek > 9. : the qualities of travel comfort provided by a vehicle • - for the ride III. noun (-s) Etymology: perhaps from ride (I) chiefly dialect : the strap of a hinge IV. verb • - ride shotgun |