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ride `verb` [ rʌɪd ]

• sit on and control the movement of (an animal, typically a horse).

• "Jane and Rory were riding their ponies"

Similar: sit on, mount, be mounted on, bestride, manage, handle, control, steer,

• be carried or supported by (something moving with great momentum).

• "a stream of young surfers fighting the elements to ride the waves"

• be full of or dominated by.

• "you must not think him ridden with angst"

• yield to (a blow) so as to reduce its impact.

• "Harrison drew back his jaw as if riding the blow"

• have sex with.

• annoy, pester, or tease.

• "if you don't give all the kids a chance to play, the parents ride you"

ride `noun`

• a journey made on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle, or in a vehicle.

• "I took them for a ride in the van"

Similar: trip, journey, drive, run, expedition, excursion, outing, jaunt, tour, airing, turn, sally, lift, junket, spin, tootle, joyride, tool, hurl,

• a roller coaster, roundabout, or other amusement ridden at a fair or amusement park.

• an act or instance of having sex.

• a cymbal used for keeping up a continuous rhythm.

Origin: Old English rīdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijden and German reiten .

an easy ride

• an easy time doing something.
"I don't relax my critical standards to give them an easy ride"

for the ride

• used to convey that someone is participating in activity for pleasure or as an observer only.
"she's obviously just along for the ride"

let something ride

• take no immediate action over something.
"as far as I can find out, the police have let it ride for the moment"

ride herd on

• keep watch over.
"a man to ride herd on this frenetically paced enterprise"

ride high

• be successful.
"the economy will be riding high on the top of the next boom"

ride the clutch

• partially depress the clutch pedal of a vehicle while driving.

ride the pine

• (of an athlete) sit on the sidelines rather than participate in a game or event.
"what really bugged him was riding the pine"

ride the rails

• ride on a train, especially on a freight train and without permission.

ride roughshod over

• carry out one's own plans or wishes with arrogant disregard for (others or their wishes).
"he rode roughshod over everyone else's opinions"

— rides again

• used to indicate that someone or something has reappeared unexpectedly and with new vigour.

ride to hounds

• go hunting (especially fox hunting) on horseback with a pack of dogs.

a rough ride

• a difficult time doing something.
"rebel shareholders are expected to give officials a rough ride"

take someone for a ride

• deceive or cheat someone.
"it's not pleasant to find out you've been taken for a ride by someone you trusted"

ride down

• trample or overtake someone while on horseback.
"a girl had to go to hospital after being ridden down"

ride on

• depend on something.
"there is a great deal of money riding on the results of these studies"

ride out

• come safely through a dangerous or difficult situation.
"the fleet had ridden out the storm"

ride up

• (of a garment) gradually work or move upwards out of its proper position.
"her skirt had ridden up"

ride verb [ rʌɪd ]

ride noun

ride `verb` [ rʌɪd ]

ride `noun`