ride (noun)
11thrill ride — noun, pl ⋯ rides [count] : a very exciting ride (such as a roller coaster) at an amusement park often used figuratively The campaign has been a thrill ride from the beginning. [=the campaign has been very exciting] * * * ˈthrill ride 8 [thrill… …
12ride — I. verb (rode or chiefly dialect rid; ridden or chiefly dialect rid or rode; riding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rīdan; akin to Old High German rītan to ride, Middle Irish réidid he rides Date: before 12th century intransitive… …
13ride — verb (past rode; past participle ridden) 1》 sit on and control the movement of (a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle). ↘(usu. ride in/on) travel in or on (a vehicle or horse). ↘compete in (a race) on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle. ↘N.… …
14ride*/*/ — [raɪd] (past tense rode [rəʊd] ; past participle ridden [ˈrɪd(ə)n] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to sit on a bicycle, MOTORCYCLE, or an animal such as a horse and control it as it moves I learned to ride a bike when I was five.[/ex] Have you ever ridden on a …
15ride — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. drive, tour, journey, travel; jog, gallop, trot, etc.; cycle, pedal. v. t. be borne; sit (a horse); mount, straddle; tease, harass. See support, travel, ridicule. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. drive,… …
16ride and tie — phrasal archaic : to share a single horse with someone by taking turns in riding and walking, each rider leaving the horse tied at the end of his ride for the use of the man following on foot * * * ride and tie To ride and go on foot alternately …
17ride — 1. verb /ɹʌɪd/ a) To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc. I will take my horse early tomorrow morning and ride over to Stoke, and settle with one of them. b) To travel in such a way on (a horse, vehicle …
18ride — I. vb to copulate (with). A metaphorical usage which has been in evidence since at least the 16th century, when it was a standard synonym or euphemism in the same way as mount . Ride is still heard in this sexual sense, albeit rarely, whereas the …
19ride — 1. verb 1) she can ride a horse Syn: sit on, mount, bestride; manage, handle, control 2) riding through the town on motorbikes Syn: travel, move, proceed, make one s way; drive …
20ride — 1. verb 1) she can ride a horse Syn: sit on, mount, control, manage, handle 2) riding round the town Syn: travel, move, proceed, drive, cycle, trot …
