to sit and travel mounted on and usu controlling an animal
to travel on or in a vehicle
to be sustained
They rode on a wave of popularity
(+ on) to be contingent or depend on something
Everything rides on her initial success
said of a ship: to be moored or anchored
to appear to float
The moon rode in the sky
to continue without interference or change
Let things ride for a while
to move from a correct or usual position
The screwdriver tends to ride out of the slot
(+ up) said of clothing: to work up the body as one moves
to be bet
A lot of money is riding on the favourite
to sit and travel mounted on and in control of (e.g. a horse or a bicycle)
to ride a horse, motorcycle, etc in (a race)
to travel across or patrol (an area) by car, horse, etc
to move with or float on (e.g. waves)
(often + out) to survive (a danger or difficulty) without great damage or loss
to yield to (a punch) so as to soften the impact
said of a male animal: to mount (a female) in copulation
coarse slang to have sexual intercourse with (a woman)
(usu in passive) to obsess or oppress (somebody)
They were ridden by anxiety
NAmer to harass (somebody) persistently
to act in such a way that failure or disaster seems inevitable
to experience success