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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RIDE, v.i. pret. rode or rid; pp. rid, ridden. [L rheda, a chariot or vehicle.]
1. To be carried on horseback, or on any beast, or in any vehicle. We ride on a horse, on a camel, in a coach, chariot, wagon, etc.
2. To be borne on or in a fluid. A ship rides at anchor; the ark rode on the flood; a balloon rides in the air.
He rode on a cherub and did fly; yea, he did fly on the wings of the wind. Psalms 18.
3. To be supported in motion.
Strong as the axle-tree on which heaven rides.
4. To practice riding. He rides often for his health.
5. To manage a horse well.
He rode, he fenc'd, he mov'd with graceful ease.
6. To be supported by something subservient; to sit.
On whose foolish honesty my practices rid easy.
To ride easy, in seaman's language, is when a ship does not labor or feel a great strain on her cables.
To ride hard, is when a ship pitches violently, so as to strain her cables, masts and hull.
To ride out, as a gale, signifies that a ship does not drive during a storm.
RIDE, v.t.
1. To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse.
They ride the air in whirlwind.
2. To manage insolently at will; as in priestridden.
The nobility could no longer endure to be ridden by bakers, cobblers and brewers.
3. To carry. [Local.]
RIDE, n.
1. An excursion on horseback or in a vehicle.
2. A saddle horse. [Local.]
3. A road cut in a wood or through a ground for the amusement of riding; a riding.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car" [syn: drive, ride]
2: a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement v
1: sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare" [syn: ride, sit]
2: be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" [ant: walk]
3: continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride"
4: move like a floating object; "The moon rode high in the night sky"
5: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "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" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride]
6: be sustained or supported or borne; "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"
7: have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" [syn: drive, ride]
8: be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn: depend on, devolve on, depend upon, ride, turn on, hinge on, hinge upon]
9: lie moored or anchored; "Ship rides at anchor"
10: sit on and control a vehicle; "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town"
11: climb up on the body; "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt keeps riding up my legs"
12: ride over, along, or through; "Ride the freeways of California"
13: keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!"
14: copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow" [syn: ride, mount]

Merriam Webster's

biographical name Sally Kristen 1951- American astronaut

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (rode or chiefly dialect rid; ridden or chiefly dialect rid or rode; riding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English r?dan; akin to Old High German r?tan to ride, Middle Irish réidid he rides Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to sit and travel on the back of an animal that one directs b. to travel in or on a conveyance 2. to travel as if on a conveyance ; be borne <rode on a wave of popularity> 3. a. to lie moored or anchored <a ship rides at anchor> b. sail c. to move like a floating object <the moon rode in the sky> 4. to become supported on a point or surface 5. a. to travel over a surface <the car rides well> b. to move on the body <shorts that ride up> 6. to continue without interference <let it ride> 7. a. to be contingent ; depend <plans on which the future rides> b. to become bet <a lot of money riding on the favorite> transitive verb 1. a. to travel on <ride a bike> <ride the bus> b. to move with like a rider <ride the waves> 2. a. to traverse by conveyance <rode 500 miles> b. to ride a horse in <ride a race> 3. survive, outlast — usually used with out <rode out the gale> 4. to traverse on horseback to inspect or maintain <ride fence> 5. to mount in copulation — used of a male animal 6. a. obsess, oppress <ridden by anxiety> b. to harass persistently ; nag c. tease, rib 7. carry, convey 8. to project over ; overlap 9. to give with (a punch) to soften the impact 10. to keep in partial engagement by resting a foot continuously on the pedal <ride the brakes> • rideable also ridable adjective II. noun Date: 1759 1. an act of riding; especially a trip on horseback or by vehicle 2. a way (as a road or path) suitable for riding 3. any of various mechanical devices (as at an amusement park) for riding on 4. a. a trip on which gangsters take a victim to murder him b. something likened to such a trip <take the taxpayers for a ride> 5. a means of transportation 6. the qualities of travel comfort in a vehicle

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. (past rode; past part. ridden) 1 tr. travel or be carried on (a bicycle etc.) or esp. US in (a vehicle). 2 intr. (often foll. by on, in) travel or be conveyed (on a bicycle or in a vehicle). 3 tr. sit on and control or be carried by (a horse etc.). 4 intr. (often foll. by on) be carried (on a horse etc.). 5 tr. be carried or supported by (the ship rides the waves). 6 tr. a traverse on horseback etc., ride over or through (ride 50 miles; rode the prairie). b compete or take part in on horseback etc. (rode a good race). 7 intr. a lie at anchor; float buoyantly. b (of the moon) seem to float. 8 intr. (foll. by in, on) rest in or on while moving. 9 tr. yield to (a blow) so as to reduce its impact. 10 tr. give a ride to; cause to ride (rode the child on his back). 11 tr. (of a rider) cause (a horse etc.) to move forward (rode their horses at the fence). 12 tr. a (in passive; foll. by by, with) be oppressed or dominated by; be infested with (was ridden with guilt). b (as ridden adj.) infested or afflicted (usu. in comb.: a rat-ridden cellar). 13 intr. (of a thing normally level or even) project or overlap. 14 tr. mount (a female) in copulation. 15 tr. US annoy or seek to annoy. --n. 1 an act or period of travel in a vehicle. 2 a spell of riding on a horse, bicycle, person's back, etc. 3 a path (esp. through woods) for riding on. 4 the quality of sensations when riding (gives a bumpy ride). Phrases and idioms: let a thing ride leave it alone; let it take its natural course. ride again reappear, esp. unexpectedly and reinvigorated. ride down overtake or trample on horseback. ride for a fall act recklessly risking defeat or failure. ride herd on see HERD. ride high be elated or successful. ride out come safely through (a storm etc., or a danger or difficulty). ride roughshod over see ROUGHSHOD. ride to hounds see HOUND. ride up (of a garment, carpet, etc.) work or move out of its proper position. take for a ride colloq. hoax or deceive. Derivatives: ridable adj. Etymology: OE ridan

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ride Ride, v. t. 1. To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to ride a bicycle. [They] rend up both rocks and hills, and ride the air In whirlwind. --Milton. 2. To manage insolently at will; to domineer over. The nobility could no longer endure to be ridden by bakers, cobblers, and brewers. --Swift. 3. To convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding. Tue only men that safe can ride Mine errands on the Scottish side. --Sir W. Scott. 4. (Surg.) To overlap (each other); -- said of bones or fractured fragments. To ride a hobby, to have some favorite occupation or subject of talk. To ride and tie, to take turn with another in labor and rest; -- from the expedient adopted by two persons with one horse, one of whom rides the animal a certain distance, and then ties him for the use of the other, who is coming up on foot. --Fielding. To ride down. (a) To ride over; to trample down in riding; to overthrow by riding against; as, to ride down an enemy. (b) (Naut.) To bear down, as on a halyard when hoisting a sail. To ride out (Naut.), to keep safe afloat during (a storm) while riding at anchor or when hove to on the open sea; as, to ride out the gale.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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 carriage, which is from a Celtic word. Cf. Road.] 1. To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse. To-morrow, when ye riden by the way. --Chaucer. Let your master ride on before, and do you gallop after him. --Swift. 2. To be borne in a carriage; as, to ride in a coach, in a car, and the like. See Synonym, below. The richest inhabitants exhibited their wealth, not by riding in gilden carriages, but by walking the streets with trains of servants. --Macaulay. 3. To be borne or in a fluid; to float; to lie. Men once walked where ships at anchor ride. --Dryden. 4. To be supported in motion; to rest. Strong as the exletree On which heaven rides. --Shak. On whose foolish honesty My practices ride easy! --Shak. 5. To manage a horse, as an equestrian. He rode, he fenced, he moved with graceful ease. --Dryden. 6. To support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle; as, a horse rides easy or hard, slow or fast. To ride easy (Naut.), to lie at anchor without violent pitching or straining at the cables. To ride hard (Naut.), to pitch violently. To ride out. (a) To go upon a military expedition. [Obs.] --Chaucer. (b) To ride in the open air. [Colloq.] To ride to hounds, to ride behind, and near to, the hounds in hunting. Syn: Drive. Usage: Ride, Drive. Ride originally meant (and is so used throughout the English Bible) to be carried on horseback or in a vehicle of any kind. At present in England, drive is the word applied in most cases to progress in a carriage; as, a drive around the park, etc.; while ride is appropriated to progress on a horse. Johnson seems to sanction this distinction by giving ``to travel on horseback'' as the leading sense of ride; though he adds ``to travel in a vehicle'' as a secondary sense. This latter use of the word still occurs to some extent; as, the queen rides to Parliament in her coach of state; to ride in an omnibus. ``Will you ride over or drive?'' said Lord Willowby to his quest, after breakfast that morning. --W. Black.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ride Ride, n. 1. The act of riding; an excursion on horseback or in a vehicle. 2. A saddle horse. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright. 3. A road or avenue cut in a wood, or through grounds, to be used as a place for riding; a riding.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bodkin Bod"kin (b[o^]d"k[i^]n), n. [OE. boydekyn dagger; of uncertain origin; cf. W. bidog hanger, short sword, Ir. bideog, Gael. biodag.] 1. A dagger. [Obs.] When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin. --Shak. 2. (Needlework) An implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc., with a sharp point, for making holes by piercing; a ?tiletto; an eyeleteer. 3. (Print.) A sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking ?ut letters from a column or page in making corrections. 4. A kind of needle with a large eye and a blunt point, for drawing tape, ribbon, etc., through a loop or a hem; a tape needle. Wedged whole ages in a bodkin's eye. --Pope. 5. A kind of pin used by women to fasten the hair. To sit, ride, or travel bodkin, to sit closely wedged between two persons. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(rides, riding, rode, ridden) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you ride a horse, you sit on it and control its movements. I saw a girl riding a horse... Can you ride?... He was riding on his horse looking for the castle... They still ride around on horses. VERB: V n, V, V on n, V adv/prep 2. When you ride a bicycle or a motorcycle, you sit on it, control it, and travel along on it. Riding a bike is great exercise... Two men riding on motorcycles opened fire on him... He rode to work on a bicycle. VERB: V n, V on n, V prep/adv 3. When you ride in a vehicle such as a car, you travel in it. He prefers travelling on the Tube to riding in a limousine... I remember the village full of American servicemen riding around in jeeps... VERB: V in/on n, V adv/prep 4. A ride is a journey on a horse or bicycle, or in a vehicle. Would you like to go for a ride?... N-COUNT 5. In a fairground, a ride is a large machine that people ride on for fun. N-COUNT 6. If you say that one thing is riding on another, you mean that the first thing depends on the second thing. Billions of pounds are riding on the outcome of the election... = depend VERB: oft cont, V on n 7. see also riding 8. If you say that someone or something is riding high, you mean that they are popular or successful at the present time. He was riding high in the public opinion polls... PHRASE: V inflects, usu cont 9. If you say that someone faces a rough ride, you mean that things are going to be difficult for them because people will criticize them a lot or treat them badly. (INFORMAL) The Chancellor could face a rough ride unless the plan works... PHRASE: usu PHR after v 10. If you say that someone has been taken for a ride, you mean that they have been deceived or cheated. (INFORMAL) When he had not returned with my money an hour later I realized that I had been taken for a ride. PHRASE: V inflects 11. to ride roughshod over: see roughshod

Moby Thesaurus

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