Definitions for ride

Definitions for (noun) ride

Main entry: drive, ride

Definition: a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)

Usage: he took the family for a drive in his new car


Main entry: ride

Definition: a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement


Definitions for (verb) ride

Main entry: ride, rag, rally, razz, bait, twit, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, cod

Definition: harass with persistent criticism or carping

Usage: The children teased the new teacher; Don't ride me so hard over my failure; His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie


Main entry: ride, mount

Definition: copulate with

Usage: The bull was riding the cow


Main entry: ride

Definition: keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot

Usage: Don't ride the clutch!


Main entry: ride

Definition: move like a floating object

Usage: The moon rode high in the night sky


Main entry: ride

Definition: ride over, along, or through

Usage: Ride the freeways of California


Main entry: ride

Definition: be carried or travel on or in a vehicle

Usage: I ride to work in a bus; He rides the subway downtown every day


Main entry: ride, sit

Definition: sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

Usage: She never sat a horse!; Did you ever ride a camel?; The girl liked to drive the young mare


Main entry: ride

Definition: climb up on the body

Usage: Shorts that ride up; This skirt keeps riding up my legs


Main entry: ride

Definition: sit on and control a vehicle

Usage: He rides his bicycle to work every day; She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town


Main entry: ride

Definition: continue undisturbed and without interference

Usage: Let it ride


Main entry: ride

Definition: lie moored or anchored

Usage: Ship rides at anchor


Main entry: ride, turn on, depend on, depend upon, devolve on, hinge on, hinge upon

Definition: be contingent on

Usage: The outcomes rides on the results of the election; Your grade will depends on your homework


Main entry: drive, ride

Definition: have certain properties when driven

Usage: This car rides smoothly; My new truck drives well


Main entry: ride

Definition: be sustained or supported or borne

Usage: His glasses rode high on his nose; The child rode on his mother's hips; She rode a wave of popularity; The brothers rode to an easy victory on their father's political name


Visual thesaurus for ride