ride

ride  (rd)

v. rode (rd), rid·den (rdn), rid·ing, rides

v.intr.

1. To be carried or conveyed, as in a vehicle or on horseback.

2. To travel over a surface: This car rides well.

3. 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.

4. Nautical To lie at anchor: battleships riding at the mouth of the estuary.

5. To seem to float: The moon was riding among the clouds.

6. To be sustained or supported on a pivot, axle, or other point.

7. To be contingent; depend: The final outcome rides on the results of the election.

8. To continue without interference: Let the matter ride.

9. To work or move from the proper place, especially on the body: pants that ride up.

v.tr.

1. To sit on and move in a given direction: rode a motorcycle to town; ride a horse to the village.

2. To travel over, along, or through: ride the highways.

3. To be supported or carried on: a swimmer riding the waves.

4. To take part in or do by riding: He rode his last race.

5. To cause to ride, especially to cause to be carried.

6. Nautical To keep (a vessel) at anchor.

7. Informal

a. To tease or ridicule.

b. To harass with persistent carping and criticism.

8. To keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot: Don't ride the clutch or the brakes.

n.

1. The act or an instance of riding, as in a vehicle or on an animal.

2. A path made for riding on horseback, especially through woodlands.

3. A device, such as one at an amusement park, that one rides for pleasure or excitement.

4. A means of transportation: waiting for her ride to come.

Phrasal Verb:

ride out

To survive or outlast: rode out the storm.

Idioms:

ride for a fall

To court danger or disaster.

ride herd on

To keep watch or control over.

ride high

To experience success.

ride shotgun

1. To guard a person or thing while in transit.

2. Slang To ride in the front passenger seat of a car or truck.

take for a ride Slang

1. To deceive or swindle: an author who tried to take his publisher for a ride.

2. To transport to a place and kill.

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[Middle English riden, from Old English rdan; see reidh- in Indo-European roots.]

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rida·ble, ridea·ble adj.

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ride

Verb

[riding, rode, ridden]

1. to sit on and control the movements of (a horse or other animal)

2. to sit on and propel (a bicycle or motorcycle)

3. to travel on or in a vehicle: he rides around in a chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce

4. to travel over: they rode the countryside in search of shelter

5. to travel through or be carried across (sea, sky, etc.): the moon was riding high

6. US & Canad to cause to be carried: to ride someone out of town

7. (of a vessel) to lie at anchor

8. to tyrannize over or dominate: politicians must stop riding roughshod over voters' wishes

9. be riding on to be dependent on (something) for success: a lot is riding on the profits of the film

10. Informal to continue undisturbed: let it ride

11. riding high popular and successful

Noun

1. a journey on a bicycle, on horseback, or in a vehicle

2. transport in a vehicle: most of us have been told not to accept rides from strangers

3. the type of movement experienced in a vehicle: a bumpy ride

4. a path for riding on horseback

5. take for a ride Informal to cheat or deceive [Old English rīdan]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ride - a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car" drive journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another lift - a ride in a car; "he gave me a lift home" joyride - a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure; "they took their girlfriends for joyrides in stolen cars" spin - a short drive in a car; "he took the new car for a spin"
	2.	ride - a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, roundabout, whirligig - a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement Ferris wheel - a vertical rotating mechanism consisting of a large wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel rotates; provides a ride at an amusement park mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles chute-the-chute, roller coaster, big dipper - elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines) amusement park, funfair, pleasure ground - a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement
Verb	1.	ride - 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" sit horseback riding, riding - travel by being carried on horseback go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" override - ride (a horse) too hard ride herd - driving animals such as horses and cattle while riding along with them; "Joe was riding herd during the day" outride - ride better, faster, or further than; "The champion bicyclist outrode all his competitors" ride horseback - ride on horseback prance - cause (a horse) to bound spring forward canter - ride at a cantering pace; "He cantered the horse across the meadow" gallop, extend - cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?" ride - sit on and control a vehicle; "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town"
	2.	ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" tube - ride or float on an inflated tube; "We tubed down the river on a hot summer day" travel - undergo transportation as in a vehicle; "We travelled North on Rte. 508" ride - ride over, along, or through; "Ride the freeways of California" chariot - ride in a chariot bicycle, bike, pedal, wheel, cycle - ride a bicycle motorbike, motorcycle, cycle - ride a motorcycle rail, train - travel by rail or train; "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg" sled, sleigh - ride (on) a sled boat - ride in a boat on water cab, taxi - ride in a taxicab bus - ride in a bus joyride, tool around, tool - ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it; "We tooled down the street" hitchhike, thumb, hitch - travel by getting free rides from motorists snowmobile - ride a snowmobile piggyback - ride on someone's shoulders or back ride - sit on and control a vehicle; "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town" ride, drive - have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
	3.	ride - continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride" continue, go on, keep, go along, proceed - continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
	4.	ride - move like a floating object; "The moon rode high in the night sky" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
	5.	ride - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" bait, razz, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, twit, tease, cod, rag, rally bemock, mock - treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" jeer, scoff, flout, gibe, barrack - laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" banter, chaff, jolly, josh, kid - be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"
	6.	ride - 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" float - move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage"
	7.	ride - have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" drive drive - operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"
	8.	ride - be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" depend on, depend upon, devolve on, hinge on, hinge upon, turn on build on, build upon, repose on, rest on - be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's this new evidence based on?"
	9.	ride - lie moored or anchored; "Ship rides at anchor" lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
	10.	ride - sit on and control a vehicle; "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" 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"
	11.	ride - climb up on the body; "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt keeps riding up my legs" climb, climb up, go up, mount - go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"
	12.	ride - ride over, along, or through; "Ride the freeways of California" journey, travel - travel upon or across; "travel the oceans" ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"
	13.	ride - keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!" mesh, lock, operate, engage - keep engaged; "engaged the gears"
	14.	ride - copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow" mount mammal, mammalian - any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk copulate, mate, couple, pair - engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"

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ride

verb 1. control, handle, sit on, manage

verb 2. travel, be carried, be supported, be borne, go, move, sit, progress, journey

noun 3. journey, drive, trip, lift, spin (informal) outing, whirl (informal) jaunt

Translations

ride [raɪd] [pt rode, pp ridden] n → paseo (= distance covered); viaje m; recorrido

vi (on horse) (as sport) → montar (= go somewhere) (on horse, bicycle) → dar un paseo, pasearse (= journey) (on bicycle, motor cycle, bus) → viajar

vt [+ a horse] → montar a [+ distance]; viajar;

to ride a bicycle → andar en bicicleta;

to ride at anchor (NAUT) → estar fondeado;

can you ride a bike? → ¿sabes montar en bici(cleta)?;

to go for a ride → dar un paseo;

to take sb for a ride (fig) → tomar el pelo a algn

ride out vt to ride out the storm (fig) → capear el temporal

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ride [raɪd] [rode , pt , ridden , pp ] [rəud, ˈrɪdn] n → promenade f, tour m (= distance covered); trajet m

vi (as sport) → monter (à cheval), faire du cheval (= go somewhere) (on horse, bicycle) → aller (à cheval or bicyclette etc) (= travel) (on bicycle, motor cycle, bus) → rouler

vt [+ a horse] → monter [+ distance]; parcourir, faire;

we rode all day/all the way → nous sommes restés toute la journée en selle/avons fait tout le chemin en selle or à cheval;

to ride a horse/bicycle → monter à cheval/à bicyclette;

can you ride a bike? → est-ce que tu sais monter à bicyclette?;

to ride at anchor (Naut) → être à l'ancre;

horse/car ride → promenade or tour à cheval/en voiture;

to go for a ride → faire une promenade (en voiture or à bicyclette etc);

to take sb for a ride (fig) → faire marcher qn (= cheat); rouler qn

ride out vt to ride out the storm (fig) → surmonter les difficultés

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ride [raɪd] [rode , pt , ridden , pp ] n (in car, on bicycle) → Fahrt f;

(on horse) → Ritt m;

(path) → Reitweg m

vi (on horse) → reiten;

(on bicycle, bus etc) → fahren

vt (see vi) → reiten; fahren;

car ride → Autofahrt f;

to go for a ride → eine Fahrt/einen Ausritt machen;

to take sb for a ride (fig) → jdn hereinlegen;

we rode all day/all the way → wir sind den ganzen Tag/den ganzen Weg geritten/gefahren;

to ride at anchor (Naut) → vor Anker liegen;

can you ride a bike? → kannst du Fahrrad fahren?

ride out ride vt to ride out the storm (fig) → den Sturm überstehen

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ride [raɪd] n (on horse) → cavalcata (= outing); passeggiata (= distance covered); cavalcata; corsa

vb [pt rode, pp ridden] [rəud, ˈrɪdn]

vi (as sport) → cavalcare (= go somewhere) (on horse, bicycle) → andare (a cavallo or in bicicletta etc) (= journey) (on bicycle, motorcycle, bus) → andare, viaggiare

vt [+ a horse] → montare, cavalcare;

to go for a ride → andare a fare una cavalcata; andare a fare un giro;

can you ride a bike? → sai andare in bicicletta?;

we rode all day/all the way → abbiamo cavalcato tutto il giorno/per tutto il tragitto;

to ride a horse/bicycle/camel → montare a cavallo/in bicicletta/in groppa a un cammello;

to ride at anchor (NAUT) → essere alla fonda;

horse ride → cavalcata;

car ride → passeggiata in macchina;

to take sb for a ride (fig) → prendere in giro qn; fregare qn

ride out vt to ride out the storm (fig) → mantenersi a galla