ride (noun)

  • 21tan ride — noun : a riding track covered with tan * * * tan ride noun A riding track laid with tan • • • Main Entry: ↑tan …

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  • 22ride cymbal — /raɪd ˈsɪmbəl/ (say ruyd simbuhl) noun a cymbal whose resonance is controlled so that when it is struck rapidly many times in succession each attack is clearly distinguishable …

  • 23ride-on mower — /raɪd ɒn ˈmoʊə/ (say ruyd on mohuh) noun a mower in the form of a small motorised vehicle. Also, sit on mower …

  • 24free ride — ˌfree ˈride noun [singular] something that you do not have to pay for, because someone else is paying for it: • Government employees are getting a free ride on taxpayers money. * * * Ⅰ. free ride UK US noun [C, usually singular] DISAPPROVING ► an …

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  • 25park and ride — UK US noun [uncountable] a transport system in which drivers leave their cars in a place outside a town and travel by train or bus into the town Thesaurus: car parking and parking controlhyponym * * * noun [noncount] : a system in which you drive …

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  • 26a bumpy ride — a bumpy/rough/easy, etc. ride INFORMAL ► used to describe a situation that is dangerous, difficult, easy, etc.: »Stocks could be in for a bumpy ride as Wall Street tries to guess the outcome of the Federal Reserve s next monetary policy meeting.… …

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  • 27a bumpy/rough/easy ride — a bumpy/rough/easy, etc. ride INFORMAL ► used to describe a situation that is dangerous, difficult, easy, etc.: »Stocks could be in for a bumpy ride as Wall Street tries to guess the outcome of the Federal Reserve s next monetary policy meeting.… …

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  • 28a bumpy/rough/easy, etc. ride — INFORMAL ► used to describe a situation that is dangerous, difficult, easy, etc.: »Stocks could be in for a bumpy ride as Wall Street tries to guess the outcome of the Federal Reserve s next monetary policy meeting. → See also FREE RIDE(Cf. ↑free …

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  • 29a easy ride — a bumpy/rough/easy, etc. ride INFORMAL ► used to describe a situation that is dangerous, difficult, easy, etc.: »Stocks could be in for a bumpy ride as Wall Street tries to guess the outcome of the Federal Reserve s next monetary policy meeting.… …

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  • 30a rough ride — a bumpy/rough/easy, etc. ride INFORMAL ► used to describe a situation that is dangerous, difficult, easy, etc.: »Stocks could be in for a bumpy ride as Wall Street tries to guess the outcome of the Federal Reserve s next monetary policy meeting.… …

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