ride
Nouns
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(n) a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
- he took the family for a drive in his new car
- (n) a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
Verbs
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(v) 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
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(v) be carried or travel on or in a vehicle
- I ride to work in a bus
- He rides the subway downtown every day
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(v) continue undisturbed and without interference
- Let it ride
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(v) move like a floating object
- The moon rode high in the night sky
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(v) 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
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(v) 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
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(v) have certain properties when driven
- This car rides smoothly
- My new truck drives well
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(v) be contingent on
- The outcomes rides on the results of the election
- Your grade will depends on your homework
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(v) lie moored or anchored
- Ship rides at anchor
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(v) sit on and control a vehicle
- He rides his bicycle to work every day
- She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town
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(v) climb up on the body
- Shorts that ride up
- This skirt keeps riding up my legs
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(v) ride over, along, or through
- Ride the freeways of California
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(v) keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot
- Don't ride the clutch!
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(v) copulate with
- The bull was riding the cow