ride

ride
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 etc.).

The original winner Azizulhasni Awang of Malaysia was relegated after riding too aggressively to storm from fourth to first on the final bend.

2. noun /ɹʌɪd/
a) An instance of riding.

Can I have a ride on your bike?

b) A vehicle.

That is a nice ride you are driving.


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  • ride — [ rid ] n. f. • 1488; « fer à plisser » XIIIe; de rider I ♦ 1 ♦ Petit sillon cutané (le plus souvent au front, à la face, au cou) dû au froncement, à l âge ou à l amaigrissement. Les rides résultent d une diminution de l élasticité de la peau.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • ridé — ride [ rid ] n. f. • 1488; « fer à plisser » XIIIe; de rider I ♦ 1 ♦ Petit sillon cutané (le plus souvent au front, à la face, au cou) dû au froncement, à l âge ou à l amaigrissement. Les rides résultent d une diminution de l élasticité de la… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Ride — Ride, v. i. [imp. {Rode} (r[=o]d) ({Rid} [r[i^]d], archaic); p. p. {Ridden}({Rid}, archaic); p. pr. & vb. n. {Riding}.] [AS. r[=i]dan; akin to LG. riden, D. rijden, G. reiten, OHG. r[=i]tan, Icel. r[=i][eth]a, Sw. rida, Dan. ride; cf. L. raeda a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • ride — ► VERB (past rode; past part. ridden) 1) sit on and control the movement of (a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle). 2) (usu. ride in/on) travel in or on a vehicle or horse. 3) travel over on horseback or on a bicycle or motorcycle: ride the scenic… …   English terms dictionary

  • ride — [rīd] vi. rode, ridden, riding [ME riden < OE ridan, akin to Ger reiten < IE base * reidh , to go, be in motion > L reda, four wheel carriage] 1. a) to sit on and be carried along by a horse or other animal, esp. one controlled by the… …   English World dictionary

  • Ride — Ride, v. t. 1. To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to ride a bicycle. [1913 Webster] [They] rend up both rocks and hills, and ride the air In whirlwind. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To manage insolently at will; to domineer over.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • ride — vb 1 Ride, drive as verbs (transitive and intransitive) and as nouns may both involve the idea of moving in or being carried along in a vehicle or conveyance or upon the back of something. The basic meaning of ride is a being borne along in or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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