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Definition of 'ride' Noun
- a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
Synonyms: drive - a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
Verb
- 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"
Synonyms: sit - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"
Antonyms: walk - continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride"
- move like a floating object; "The moon rode high in the night sky"
- harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
Synonyms: tease razz rag cod tantalize tantalise bait taunt twit rally - be sustained or supported or borne; "His glasses rode high on his nose"; "The child rode on his mother's hips"; "She rode a wave of popularity"; "The brothers rode to an easy victory on their father's political name"
- have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"
Synonyms: drive - be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"
Synonyms: depend on devolve on depend upon turn on hinge on hinge upon - lie moored or anchored; "Ship rides at anchor"
- sit on and control a vehicle; "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town"
- climb up on the body; "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt keeps riding up my legs"
- ride over, along, or through; "Ride the freeways of California"
- keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!"
- copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
Synonyms: mount
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