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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.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ridingriding - 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 [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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