ride
[verb]
Synonyms:
- control, handle, manage
- travel, be carried, go, move
[noun]
Synonyms:
- trip, drive, jaunt, journey, lift, outing

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Related Idioms: go for a spin
Related Words: oppress, persecute, torment, torture, excursion, expedition, journey, tour, trip

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English Thesaurus: journey, trip, tour, excursion, expedition, ...

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I. ride¹ S2 W2 /raɪd/ verb (past tense rode /rəʊd $ roʊd/, past participle ridden /ˈrɪdn/)
[Word Family: noun: ride, rider, riding, override; verb: ride, override; adjective: overriding]
[Language: Old English; Origin: ridan]

1. ANIMAL [intransitive and transitive] to sit on an animal, especially a horse, and make it move along:
She learned to ride when she was seven.
He was riding a large grey mare.
ride on
She arrived riding on a white horse.
ride away/across/through etc
He rode away across the marshes.

2. BICYCLE/MOTORBIKE [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to travel on a bicycle or motorbike:
He had never learned to ride a bicycle.
They mounted their bikes and rode off.

3. VEHICLE [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] especially American English to travel in a bus, car, or other vehicle that you are not driving:
We got onto the bus and rode into San Francisco.
ride in
The kids were riding in the back.
ride a bus American English:
Ann rides the bus to work.
► Do not use ride to talk about someone controlling a car or other vehicle. Use drive: the man who was driving the stolen car

4. IN A LIFT [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] American English to travel up or down in a lift
ride up/down
He rode the elevator down to the first floor.
I rode up to the tenth floor.

5. WATER/AIR
a) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to be floating in water or in the air:
The smaller boat was lighter and rode higher in the water.
The moon was riding high in the sky.
There was a large ship riding at anchor in the bay.
b) ride a wave to float on a wave and move forward with it:
surfboarders riding the waves

6. be riding high to feel very happy and confident:
They were still riding high after their election victory.

7. let something ride spoken to take no action about something that is wrong or unpleasant:
What he had said was wrong, and I knew I shouldn’t just let it ride.

8. ride roughshod over something to ignore someone else’s feelings or ideas because you have the power or authority to do this:
The planning authorities should not ride roughshod over the wishes of local people.

9. ANNOY SOMEBODY [transitive] American English spoken to annoy someone by often criticizing them or asking them to do things:
Why are you riding her so hard?

10. ride on sb’s shoulders/back if a child rides on someone’s shoulders or back, they are carried in that way

11. ride a punch/blow to move back slightly when someone hits you, so that you are not hit with so much force:
He managed to ride the punch.

12. be riding for a fall informal to be doing something unwise which could result in failure:
I had a feeling he was riding for a fall, and tried to tell him so.
ride on something phrasal verb
if one thing is riding on another, it depends on it:
He knew he had to win – his reputation was riding on it.
There’s a lot riding on this match.
ride something ↔ out phrasal verb

1. if a ship rides out a storm, it manages to keep floating until the storm has ended

2. if you ride out a difficult situation, you are not badly harmed by it:
Most large companies should be able to ride out the recession.
ride up phrasal verb
if a piece of clothing rides up, it moves upwards so that it is no longer covering your body properly

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II. ride² S3 noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: ride, rider, riding, override; verb: ride, override; adjective: overriding]

1. CAR/TRAIN ETC a journey in a vehicle, when you are not driving ⇒ lift
ride in
He invited me to go for a ride in his new car.
Can you give me a ride back to town?
Sammy had promised to take me for a ride in his truck.
I managed to get a ride down to the station.
We hitched a ride (=got a free ride from a passing vehicle) into town.
car/bus/train etc ride
A fifteen minute taxi ride will take you to the airport.
a smooth/comfortable/bumpy etc ride
The new model offers a lovely smooth, comfortable ride.

2. HORSE/BICYCLE a journey on a bicycle, a horse, or a similar animal
ride on
Can I have a ride on your bike?
a bike/bicycle ride
Shall we go for a bike ride this afternoon?

3. a rough/easy ride informal if people give someone, especially someone in authority, a rough or an easy ride, they make a situation difficult or easy for them:
Journalists gave the Prime Minister a rough ride at the press conference.
The chairman will face a rough ride from shareholders.
The President will not have an easy ride when he gives his account of events.

4. a bumpy ride informal if something has a bumpy ride, it experiences a lot of problems:
Shares had a bumpy ride yesterday, falling by an average of 15%.
The new bill could be in for a bumpy ride when it is put before parliament.

5. take somebody for a ride spoken to trick someone, especially in order to get money from them:
I’d just begun to realise he was taking me for a ride.

6. come/go along for the ride spoken to join what other people are doing just for pleasure, not because you are seriously interested in it:
A couple of friends had come along for the ride.

7. MACHINE a large machine that people ride on for fun at a fair:
We went on loads of rides.

8. PATH literary a path for riding on a horse in the countryside:
a grassy ride

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

ride
noun
ADJ. long, short We have a long ride ahead of us tomorrow.
leisurely We went for a leisurely ride along the canal.
comfortable, easy, smooth (all often figurative) The new legislation did not have a smooth ride through Parliament.
bumpy, rough, uncomfortable It was a bumpy ride along the farm track. (figurative) The new teacher was given a rough ride by the class.
wild He took her for a wild ride on the back of his motorbike.
free He used to get free rides by hiding in the toilet of the train.
bike, bus, cab, car, coach, cycle, gondola, sleigh, taxi, train, tram | camel, donkey, pony | funfair, helterskelter, rollercoaster, white-knuckle (often figurative) The day had been a rollercoaster ride of emotion.
VERB + RIDE have, take Visitors can take a ride on a steam locomotive. | go for She's gone for a ride on her bike.
enjoy | bum, cadge, get, hitch, thumb I managed to cadge a ride with a lorry driver. | give sb
PREP. ~ from The ride from our house to my parents' takes about an hour.
~ to

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ride
verb
ADV. fast, hard They rode hard all night.
slowly | steadily | bareback, side-saddle riding bareback on a circus horse
away, back, home, off, on, out, over, past At the end of the film they ride off into the sunset.
VERB + RIDE learn to | teach sb (how) to
PREP. along, down, from, on, through, to, up, etc. riding along a country lane
PHRASES go riding

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

ride

take/have a ride
Visitors can take a ride on a steam train.
go for a ride
He went for a ride in a private plane piloted by a friend.
give somebody a ride
Ellie gave us a ride to school.
get a ride AmE:
I left the farm that night, and got a ride into town.
hitch a ride (=get a free ride from a passing vehicle)
He hitched a ride to Denver on a truck.
take somebody for a ride
Hugh took me for a ride in his new car.
a car/bus/train etc ride
The resort is a short bus ride away from the hotel.
a short/long ride
I climbed slowly aboard the bus for the long ride to Hawkesworth.
a smooth/comfortable ride
The new suspension produces a smoother ride.
a bumpy ride
Part of the flight had been a bumpy ride through a thunderstorm.

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journey especially British English an occasion when you travel from one place to another – used especially about travelling a long distance, or travelling somewhere regularly:
The journey took us over three hours.
My journey to work normally takes around 30 minutes.
a four-hour train journey
trip a journey to visit a place:
How about a trip to the seaside on Saturday?
a business trip
tour a journey for pleasure, during which you visit several different towns, areas etc:
Last summer we went on a tour of Europe.
excursion a short journey by a group of people to visit a place, especially while they are on holiday:
The cost of the holiday includes excursions to nearby places of interest.
expedition a long and carefully organized journey, especially to a dangerous or unfamiliar place:
Scott’s expedition to the Antarctic
a military expedition
commute the journey to and from work that someone does every day:
People are fed up with the daily commute on overcrowded trains.
pilgrimage /ˈpɪlɡrəmɪdʒ, ˈpɪlɡrɪmɪdʒ/ a journey to a holy place for religious reasons:
the annual pilgrimage to Mecca
trek a long journey, for example over mountains or through forests, especially one that people do on foot for pleasure:
a two-week trek across the Atlas Mountains
travel noun [uncountable] the general activity of moving from one place to another:
Her new job involves a lot of travel.
sb’s travels noun [plural] someone’s journeys to or in places that are far away:
I’m longing to hear all about your travels in China.
flight a journey by air:
You should check in at the airport two hours before your flight.
voyage /ˈvɔɪ-ɪdʒ/ a long journey over the sea:
MacArthur’s epic round-the-world voyage
crossing a short journey by boat from one piece of land to another:
A 30-minute ferry crossing takes you to the island.
cruise a journey by boat for pleasure:
a Mediterranean cruise
a cruise down the Nile
drive a journey in a car, often for pleasure:
The drive through the mountains was absolutely beautiful.
ride a short journey in a car, or on a bicycle or horse:
It’s a twenty-minute taxi ride to the station.
a bike ride
go to go somewhere – often used instead of travel:
We’re going to Greece for our holidays this year.
He’s gone to London on business.
It’s quicker to go by plane.
cross to travel across a very large area, for example a desert or ocean:
The slaves crossed the Atlantic in the holds of the ships.
go trekking to do a long and difficult walk in a place far from towns and cities:
They went trekking in the mountains.
She’s been trekking in Nepal a couple of times.
go backpacking to travel to a lot of different places, carrying your clothes with you in your rucksack:
He went backpacking in Australia.
roam especially written to travel or move around an area with no clear purpose or direction, usually for a long time:
When he was young, he roamed from one country to another.
The tribes used to roam around freely, without any fixed territory.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

ride
raɪd
See: along for the ride , let ride , run with hare and hunt (ride) with the hounds , take for a ride , thumb a ride

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