ride


Definition: Meaning of, ride in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rʌɪd /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
ride rode ridden
Present Participle Third Person Singular
riding rides
  1. animal [intransitive and transitive] to sit on an animal, especially a horse, and make it move along
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  2. bicycle/motorbike [intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition] to travel on a bicycle or MOTORBIKE
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  3. vehicle [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] especially American English to travel in a bus, car, or other vehicle that you are not driving
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  4. in a lift [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] American English to travel up or down in a LIFT
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  5. water/air [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to be floating in water or in the air
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  6. water/air ride a wave to float on a wave and move forward with it
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  7. be riding high to feel very happy and confident
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  8. let something ride spoken to take no action about something that is wrong or unpleasant
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  9. ride roughshod over something to ignore someone else's feelings or ideas because you have the power or authority to do this
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  10. annoy somebody [transitive] American English spoken to annoy someone by often criticizing them or asking them to do things
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  11. ride on somebody's shoulders/back if a child rides on someone's shoulders or back, they are carried in that way
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  12. ride a punch/blow to move back slightly when someone hits you, so that you are not hit with so much force
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  13. be riding for a fall informal to be doing something unwise which could result in failure
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Singular Plural
ride rides
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  1. car/train etc a journey in a vehicle, when you are not driving [↪  lift]
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  2. horse/bicycle a journey on a bicycle, a horse, or a similar animal
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  3. a rough/easy ride informal if people give someone, especially someone in authority, a rough or an easy ride, they make a situation difficult or easy for them
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  4. a bumpy ride informal if something has a bumpy ride, it experiences a lot of problems
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  5. take somebody for a ride spoken to trick someone, especially in order to get money from them
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  6. come/go along for the ride spoken to join what other people are doing just for pleasure, not because you are seriously interested in it
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  7. machine a large machine that people ride on for fun at a FAIR
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  8. path literary a path for riding on a horse in the countryside
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ride used in phrases

  • Ride a Cock-Horse
    1. a NURSERY RHYME (= an old song or poem for children) . The rhyme goes: Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross,/To see a fine lady ride on a white horse,/With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes,/She shall have music wherever she goes.
  • Ride of the Valkyries, the
    1. an exciting piece of music from the OPERA The VALKYRIEs by Richard WAGNER, played when the VALKYRIE s, female messengers of the god Odin, ride into battle on their flying horses and take the souls of dead soldiers to VALHALLA . The music is often used in films and advertisements.
  • park and ride (noun)
    1. a system in which you leave your car outside a busy town and then take a special bus to the centre of the town
  • ride away (verb)
    1. ride away on a horse, for example
  • ride cymbal (noun)
    1. a musical instrument; a standard cymbal in most drum kits; it maintains a ride pattern, rather than the accent of a crash
  • ride herd (verb)
    1. driving animals such as horses and cattle while riding along with them
  • ride horseback (verb)
    1. riding ride on horseback
  • ride off (verb)
    1. ride away on a horse, for example
  • ride roughshod (verb)
    1. treat inconsiderately or harshly
  • ride shotgun (verb)
    1. informal ride in the front passenger seat of a vehicle, next to the driver
    2. informal assist and protect
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ride used in phrasal verbs

  • ride on (phrasal verb)
    1. ride on something to depend on something for success
  • ride out (phrasal verb)
    1. to get to the end of a difficult or dangerous period or situation without any serious problems
  • ride up (phrasal verb)
    1. if a piece of clothing rides up, it gradually moves upwards on your body
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