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ride
(r/aI/d )

noun (n)

  • a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    drive
    source: wordnet30
  • a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of riding; an excursion on horseback or in a vehicle.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions(verb.motion)
    Example:
    Did you ever ride a camel?.
    Synonym:
    sit
    source: wordnet30
  • be carried or travel on or in a vehicle(verb.motion)
    Example:
    I ride to work in a bus.
    He rides the subway downtown every day.
    Antonym:
    walk
    source: wordnet30
  • continue undisturbed and without interference(verb.stative)
    Example:
    Let it ride.
    source: wordnet30
  • move like a floating object(verb.motion)
    source: wordnet30
  • harass with persistent criticism or carping(verb.communication)
    Example:
    Don't ride me so hard over my failure.
    Synonym:
    bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit
    source: wordnet30
  • be sustained or supported or borne(verb.stative)
    source: wordnet30
  • have certain properties when driven(verb.stative)
    Example:
    This car rides smoothly.
    source: wordnet30
  • be contingent on(verb.stative)
    Example:
    The outcomes rides on the results of the election.
    Synonym:
    depend on, depend upon, devolve on, hinge on, hinge upon, turn on
    source: wordnet30
  • lie moored or anchored(verb.stative)
    Example:
    Ship rides at anchor.
    source: wordnet30
  • sit on and control a vehicle(verb.motion)
    Example:
    He rides his bicycle to work every day.
    She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town.
    source: wordnet30
  • climb up on the body(verb.motion)
    Example:
    Shorts that ride up.
    source: wordnet30
  • ride over, along, or through(verb.motion)
    Example:
    Ride the freeways of California.
    source: wordnet30
  • keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Don't ride the clutch!.
    source: wordnet30
  • copulate with(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    mount
    source: wordnet30
  • To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to ride a bicycle.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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