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riding

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rid·ing 1  (rdng)
n.
1. The act of riding.
2. Horseback riding.

rid·ing 2  (rdng)
n.
1. An administrative division or electoral division in Canada.
2. Any one of three former administrative divisions of Yorkshire, England.

[Middle English, alteration of trithing, from Old English *thrithing, from Old Norse thridhjungr, third part, from thridhi, third; see trei- in Indo-European roots.]

riding1
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège)
a.  the art or practice of horsemanship
b.  (as modifier) a riding school riding techniques

riding2
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (capital when part of a name) any of the three former administrative divisions of Yorkshire: North Riding, East Riding and West Riding
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Canada) a parliamentary constituency
3. (in New Zealand) a rural electorate for local government
[from Old English thriding, from Old Norse thrithjungr a third. The th- was lost by assimilation to the -t or -th that preceded it, as in west thriding, etc.]

riding
  • davering - Riding or walking in a dazed condition.
  • dressage - The art of riding and training horses, from French dresser, "to train."
  • road - First meant "riding" or "hostile incursion on horseback"—a sense preserved in "inroads."
  • jounce - To move roughly or violently up and down, as when one is riding a horse.
  • ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
    Noun1.riding - the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movementsriding - the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
    equestrian sport - a sport that tests horsemanship
    pony-trekking - a sport in which people ride across country on ponies
    athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
    ride horseback - ride on horseback
    prance - ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward
    prance - cause (a horse) to bound spring forward
    canter - ride at a cantering pace; "He cantered the horse across the meadow"
    gallop - ride at a galloping pace; "He was galloping down the road"
    post - ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
    gallop, extend - cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?"
    trot - ride at a trot
    2.riding - travel by being carried on horseback
    travel, traveling, travelling - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"
    bronco busting - breaking a bronco to saddle
    endurance riding - riding for long hours over long distances
    pack riding - riding with a pack
    trail riding - riding along a roughly blazed path
    ride, sit - 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"
    override - ride (a horse) too hard
    outride - ride better, faster, or further than; "The champion bicyclist outrode all his competitors"
    dismount, unhorse, get down, light, get off - alight from (a horse)
    ride horseback - ride on horseback
    prance - ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward
    prance - cause (a horse) to bound spring forward
    canter - ride at a canter; "The men cantered away"
    canter - ride at a cantering pace; "He cantered the horse across the meadow"
    gallop - ride at a galloping pace; "He was galloping down the road"
    post - ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
    gallop, extend - cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?"
    trot - ride at a trot
    Translations
    riding [ˈraɪdɪŋ]
    A. Nequitación f
    I like ridingme gusta montar a caballo
    B. CPD riding boots NPLbotas fpl de montar
    riding breeches NPLpantalones mpl de montar
    riding crop Nfusta f
    riding habit Namazona f, traje m de montar
    riding jacket Nchaqueta f de montar
    riding master Nprofesor m de equitación
    riding school Nescuela f de equitación
    riding stables NPLcuadras fpl
    riding whip N = riding crop

    riding [ˈraɪdɪŋ]
    néquitation f
    to go riding → faire de l'équitation, faire du cheval
    modif [club, hat, lesson] → d'équitation riding boots, riding crop, riding jacket, riding school, riding stable, riding whip
    riding boots nplbottes fpl de cheval
    riding crop ncravache f
    riding jacket nveste f de cheval
    riding school nécole f d'équitation
    riding stable n riding stables nplcentre m équestre
    riding whip ncravache f

    riding
    nReiten nt; I enjoy ridingich reite gern

    riding in cpdsReit-;
    riding breeches
    plReithosen pl, → Breeches pl; a pair of ridingeine Reithose
    riding crop
    nReitgerte f
    riding habit
    nReitkostüm nt, → Reitkleid nt
    riding jacket
    nReitjacke f
    riding light
    n (Naut) → Ankerlicht nt
    riding master
    nReitlehrer m
    riding whip
    nReitpeitsche f

    riding [ˈraɪdɪŋ] n (horse-riding) → equitazione f

    riding ركوب jízda na koni ridning Reiten ιππασία monta ratsastus équitation jahanje equitazione 乗馬 승마 rijden ridning jadący konno equitação езда ridning การขี่ม้า ata binme môn cưỡi ngựa 骑术


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But when war broke out, a heavily armed soldier mounted the Horse, and riding him to the charge, rushed into the very midst of the enemy.
Endeavoring to orient himself, as a surveyor or navigator might say, the man moved his eyes slowly along its visible length and at a distance of a quarter-mile to the south of his station saw, dim and gray in the haze, a group of horsemen riding to the north.
My mother and an old riding horse of our master's were also standing near, and seemed to know all about it.
 
 
 
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