Search results for 'ride':

ride verb (rode, ridden, riding) 1 to sit, usually astride, on and control the movements of (especially a horse, bicycle, motorbike, etc). 2 intrans (usually ride on or in something) to travel or be carried on (a horse, bicycle, etc) or in (a car, train or other vehicle) • He rode into town on the bus. 3 chiefly N Amer to travel on (a vehicle). 4 intrans to go on horseback, especially regularly • She rides every Sunday. 5 to ride (a horse) in a race • rode Red Rum to victory. 6 to move across or be carried over (eg the sea, sky, etc) • a ship riding the waves. 7 said of a ship: a intrans to float at anchor; b to be attached to (an anchor). 8 intrans said especially of the moon: to appear to float or be carried on something • The moon was riding high. 9 (usually ride over or across or through) to travel over, across, through, etc by horse, car, etc • rode across the desert on camels. 10 intrans (after ride on something) to rest on or be supported by it while moving • a kite riding on the wind. 11 to bend before (a blow, punch, etc) to reduce its impact. 12 coarse slang to have sexual intercourse with someone. noun 1 a a journey or certain distance covered on horseback, on a bicycle or in a vehicle; b the duration of this • a long ride home. 2 the horse, vehicle, etc on which one rides. 3 an experience or series of events of a specified nature • a rough ride. 4 especially N Amer a lift (noun 5). 5 the type of movement, usually specified, felt when driving or travelling in a vehicle • The car gives a very smooth ride. 6 a path or track, especially one through a wood or across an area of countryside, reserved for horseback riding. 7 a fairground machine, such as a roller-coaster or big wheel, on which people ride for pleasure. 8 coarse slang a an act of sexual intercourse; b a sexual partner, especially a female one. rider 1 someone who rides. 2 an object that rests on or astride another. 3 an addition to what has already been said or written, especially an extra clause added to a document; a qualification or amendment. riderless adj. let something ride to leave it undisturbed; to make no attempt to change or do anything about it. ride for a fall to act or behave in a way that will inevitably lead to disaster, or a very bad reaction from others. ride to hounds to take part in fox-hunting on horseback. riding high going through a period of success, confidence, popularity, etc. take someone for a ride colloq to trick, cheat or deceive them.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon ridan.

ride verb (rode, ridden, riding) 1 to sit, usually astride, on and control the movements of (especially a horse, bicycle, motorbike, etc). 2 intrans (usually ride on or in something) to travel or be carried on (a horse, bicycle, etc) or in (a car, train or other vehicle) • He rode into town on the bus. 3 chiefly N Amer to travel on (a vehicle). 4 intrans to go on horseback, especially regularly • She rides every Sunday. 5 to ride (a horse) in a race • rode Red Rum to victory. 6 to move across or be carried over (eg the sea, sky, etc) • a ship riding the waves. 7 said of a ship: a intrans to float at anchor; b to be attached to (an anchor). 8 intrans said especially of the moon: to appear to float or be carried on something • The moon was riding high. 9 (usually ride over or across or through) to travel over, across, through, etc by horse, car, etc • rode across the desert on camels. 10 intrans (after ride on something) to rest on or be supported by it while moving • a kite riding on the wind. 11 to bend before (a blow, punch, etc) to reduce its impact. 12 coarse slang to have sexual intercourse with someone. noun 1 a a journey or certain distance covered on horseback, on a bicycle or in a vehicle; b the duration of this • a long ride home. 2 the horse, vehicle, etc on which one rides. 3 an experience or series of events of a specified nature • a rough ride. 4 especially N Amer a lift (noun 5). 5 the type of movement, usually specified, felt when driving or travelling in a vehicle • The car gives a very smooth ride. 6 a path or track, especially one through a wood or across an area of countryside, reserved for horseback riding. 7 a fairground machine, such as a roller-coaster or big wheel, on which people ride for pleasure. 8 coarse slang a an act of sexual intercourse; b a sexual partner, especially a female one. rider 1 someone who rides. 2 an object that rests on or astride another. 3 an addition to what has already been said or written, especially an extra clause added to a document; a qualification or amendment. riderless adj. let something ride to leave it undisturbed; to make no attempt to change or do anything about it. ride for a fall to act or behave in a way that will inevitably lead to disaster, or a very bad reaction from others. ride to hounds to take part in fox-hunting on horseback. riding high going through a period of success, confidence, popularity, etc. take someone for a ride colloq to trick, cheat or deceive them.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon ridan.

ride verb (rode, ridden, riding) 1 to sit, usually astride, on and control the movements of (especially a horse, bicycle, motorbike, etc). 2 intrans (usually ride on or in something) to travel or be carried on (a horse, bicycle, etc) or in (a car, train or other vehicle) • He rode into town on the bus. 3 chiefly N Amer to travel on (a vehicle). 4 intrans to go on horseback, especially regularly • She rides every Sunday. 5 to ride (a horse) in a race • rode Red Rum to victory. 6 to move across or be carried over (eg the sea, sky, etc) • a ship riding the waves. 7 said of a ship: a intrans to float at anchor; b to be attached to (an anchor). 8 intrans said especially of the moon: to appear to float or be carried on something • The moon was riding high. 9 (usually ride over or across or through) to travel over, across, through, etc by horse, car, etc • rode across the desert on camels. 10 intrans (after ride on something) to rest on or be supported by it while moving • a kite riding on the wind. 11 to bend before (a blow, punch, etc) to reduce its impact. 12 coarse slang to have sexual intercourse with someone. noun 1 a a journey or certain distance covered on horseback, on a bicycle or in a vehicle; b the duration of this • a long ride home. 2 the horse, vehicle, etc on which one rides. 3 an experience or series of events of a specified nature • a rough ride. 4 especially N Amer a lift (noun 5). 5 the type of movement, usually specified, felt when driving or travelling in a vehicle • The car gives a very smooth ride. 6 a path or track, especially one through a wood or across an area of countryside, reserved for horseback riding. 7 a fairground machine, such as a roller-coaster or big wheel, on which people ride for pleasure. 8 coarse slang a an act of sexual intercourse; b a sexual partner, especially a female one. rider 1 someone who rides. 2 an object that rests on or astride another. 3 an addition to what has already been said or written, especially an extra clause added to a document; a qualification or amendment. riderless adj. let something ride to leave it undisturbed; to make no attempt to change or do anything about it. ride for a fall to act or behave in a way that will inevitably lead to disaster, or a very bad reaction from others. ride to hounds to take part in fox-hunting on horseback. riding high going through a period of success, confidence, popularity, etc. take someone for a ride colloq to trick, cheat or deceive them.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon ridan.