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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ride up vb - (intr, adverb) to move or work away from the proper place or position: her new skirt rode up uncomfortably
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ride /raɪd/USA pronunciation v., rode/roʊd/USA pronunciation rid•den/ˈrɪdən/USA pronunciation rid•ing, n. v. - to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion: [no object]He rode on the back of an elephant.[~ + object]He rode the elephant all around the circus stage.
- to (cause to) be carried along in a vehicle: [~ + object]She rides a bicycle to school.[no object]He rode on the subway to work.
- to move along in any way:[~ + on + object]He was riding on his friend's success.
- to have a specified character for riding purposes:[no object]The car rides smoothly.
- to depend:[~ + on + object]hopes riding on a promotion.
- Informal Terms to continue without interference:[no object]Let the matter ride.
- to sit or move along on: [~ + object]The ship rode the waves.[no object]The ship rode on the waves.
- to ride over, along, or through (a road, etc.): [no object]They rode along the highways.[~ + object]They rode the back roads.
- to make fun of, bother, or pester:[~ + object]kept riding her about her boyfriend.
- to control or domineer:[~ + object* usually: be + ridden]a man ridden by fear.
- to carry (a person) on something as if on a horse:[~ + object]He rode the child about on his back.
- ride out, [~ + object]
- Naval Termsto come safely through or survive (a storm, etc.), such as while riding at anchor:The ship rode out the storm.
- to come through or endure (something):rode out the first year of college fairly well.
- ride up, [no object] to move up from the proper place or position:This skirt always rides up.
n. [countable] - a journey or trip on a horse, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- a means of being taken by a motor vehicle:My ride's here.
- a vehicle, such as a roller coaster, on which people ride for amusement.
Idioms- Idioms take (someone) for a ride, to deceive;
trick:Those swindlers took us for a ride.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ride (rīd),USA pronunciation v., rode or ( [Archaic]) rid* rid•den or ( [Archaic]) rid; rid•ing; n. v.i. - to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion;
be carried on the back of an animal. - to be borne along on or in a vehicle or other kind of conveyance.
- to move or float on the water:the surfboarders riding on the crests of the waves.
- to move along in any way;
be carried or supported:He is riding along on his friend's success. Distress is riding among the people. - to have a specified character for riding purposes:The car rides smoothly.
- to be conditioned;
depend (usually fol. by on):All his hopes are riding on getting that promotion. - Informal Termsto continue without interruption or interference:He decided to let the bet ride.
- to be carried on something, as a litter, a person's shoulders, or the like.
- to work or move up from the proper place or position (usually fol. by up):Her skirt rode up above her knees.
- to extend or project over something, as the edge of one thing over the edge of another thing.
- to turn or rest on something:the great globe of the world riding on its axis.
- to appear to float in space, as a heavenly body:A blood-red moon rode in the cloudless sky.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto lie at anchor, as a ship.
v.t. - to sit on and manage (a horse, bicycle, etc.) so as to be carried along.
- to sit or move along on (something);
be carried or borne along on:The ship rode the waves. We ride a bus. - to ride over, along, or through (a road, boundary, region, etc.);
traverse. - to ridicule or harass persistently:The boys keep riding him about his poor grades.
- to control, dominate, or tyrannize over:a man ridden by fear; a country that is ridden by a power-mad dictator.
- to cause to ride.
- to carry (a person) on something as if on a horse:He rode the child about on his back.
- to execute by riding:to ride a race.
- to rest on, esp. by overlapping.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto keep (a vessel) at anchor or moored.
- Music and Dance[Jazz.]to play improvisations on (a melody).
- ride down:
- to trample or overturn by riding upon or against.
- to ride up to;
overtake; capture:The posse rode down the escaping bank robber. - Naval Terms[Naut.]to bear down upon (a rope of a tackle) with all one's weight.
- ride for a fall, to conduct oneself so as to invite misfortune or injury.
- ride herd on. See herd1 (def. 5).
- ride out:
- Naval Termsto sustain (a gale, storm, etc.) without damage, as while riding at anchor.
- to sustain or endure successfully.
- Aeronautics ride the beam, to fly along the course indicated by a radio beam.
- ride shotgun. See shotgun (def. 3).
n. - a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- a means of or arrangement for transportation by motor vehicle:We'll handle rides to be sure everyone gets home quickly.
- the vehicle used for transportation:I've got to hang up now—my ride's here.
- a vehicle or device, as a Ferris wheel, roller coaster, or merry-go-round, on which people ride for amusement.
- a way, road, etc., made esp. for riding.
- take for a ride, [Slang.]
- to murder, esp. by abducting the victim for that purpose.
- to deceive;
trick:It was obvious to everyone but me that I was being taken for a ride.
- bef. 900; 1915–20 for def. 17; Middle English riden (verb, verbal), Old English rīdan; cognate with Old Frisian rīda, German reiten, Old Norse rītha; akin to Old Irish ríad journey (compare palfrey, rheda). See road
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See drive.
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