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RIDE

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Irregular inflected forms: ridden    , rode   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)

Example:

he took the family for a drive in his new car

Synonyms:

drive; ride

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("ride" is a kind of...):

journey; journeying (the act of traveling from one place to another)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ride"):

lift (a ride in a car)

joyride (a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure)

spin (a short drive in a car)

Derivation:

ride (ride over, along, or through)

ride (be carried or travel on or in a vehicle)

ride (sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions)

ride (sit on and control a vehicle)

ride (continue undisturbed and without interference)

ride (have certain properties when driven)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ride" is a kind of...):

mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ride"):

carousel; carrousel; merry-go-round; roundabout; whirligig (a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement)

Ferris wheel (a vertical rotating mechanism consisting of a large wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel rotates; provides a ride at an amusement park)

big dipper; chute-the-chute; roller coaster (elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines))

Holonyms ("ride" is a part of...):

amusement park; funfair; pleasure ground (a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Harass with persistent criticism or carping

Example:

His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie

Synonyms:

bait; cod; rag; rally; razz; ride; tantalise; tantalize; taunt; tease; twit

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "ride" is one way to...):

bemock; mock (treat with contempt)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ride"):

barrack; flout; gibe; jeer; scoff (laugh at with contempt and derision)

banter; chaff; jolly; josh; kid (be silly or tease one another)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Copulate with

Example:

The bull was riding the cow

Synonyms:

mount; ride

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "ride" is one way to...):

copulate; couple; mate; pair (engage in sexual intercourse)

Domain category:

mammal; mammalian (any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot

Example:

Don't ride the clutch!

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "ride" is one way to...):

engage; lock; mesh; operate (keep engaged)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Move like a floating object

Example:

The moon rode high in the night sky

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "ride" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 5

Meaning:

Ride over, along, or through

Example:

Ride the freeways of California

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "ride" is one way to...):

journey; travel (travel upon or across)

Verb group:

ride (be carried or travel on or in a vehicle)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

ride (a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile))

Sense 6

Meaning:

Be carried or travel on or in a vehicle

Example:

He rides the subway downtown every day

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "ride" is one way to...):

travel (undergo transportation as in a vehicle)

Verb group:

ride (ride over, along, or through)

ride (sit on and control a vehicle)

drive; ride (have certain properties when driven)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ride"):

piggyback (ride on someone's shoulders or back)

snowmobile (ride a snowmobile)

hitch; hitchhike; thumb (travel by getting free rides from motorists)

joyride; tool; tool around (ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it)

bus (ride in a bus)

cab; taxi (ride in a taxicab)

boat (ride in a boat on water)

sled; sleigh (ride (on) a sled)

rail; train (travel by rail or train)

cycle; motorbike; motorcycle (ride a motorcycle)

bicycle; bike; cycle; pedal; wheel (ride a bicycle)

chariot (ride in a chariot)

tube (ride or float on an inflated tube)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

Antonym:

walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)

Derivation:

rider (a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it)

ride (a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile))

Sense 7

Meaning:

Sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

Example:

The girl liked to drive the young mare

Synonyms:

ride; sit

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "ride" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Verb group:

ride (sit on and control a vehicle)

Domain category:

horseback riding; riding (travel by being carried on horseback)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ride"):

override (ride (a horse) too hard)

ride herd (driving animals such as horses and cattle while riding along with them)

outride (ride better, faster, or further than)

ride horseback (ride on horseback)

prance (cause (a horse) to bound spring forward)

canter (ride at a cantering pace)

extend; gallop (cause to move at full gallop)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

ride (a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile))

rider (a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel))

riding (travel by being carried on horseback)

Sense 8

Meaning:

Climb up on the body

Example:

This skirt keeps riding up my legs

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "ride" is one way to...):

climb; climb up; go up; mount (go upward with gradual or continuous progress)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Sense 9

Meaning:

Sit on and control a vehicle

Example:

She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "ride" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Verb group:

ride (be carried or travel on or in a vehicle)

ride; sit (sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

ride (a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile))

rider (a traveler who actively rides a vehicle (as a bicycle or motorcycle))

Sense 10

Meaning:

Continue undisturbed and without interference

Example:

Let it ride

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "ride" is one way to...):

continue; go along; go on; keep; proceed (continue a certain state, condition, or activity)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

ride (a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile))

Sense 11

Meaning:

Lie moored or anchored

Example:

Ship rides at anchor

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "ride" is one way to...):

lie (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)

Sentence frame:

Something is ----ing PP

Sense 12

Meaning:

Be contingent on

Example:

Your grade will depends on your homework

Synonyms:

depend on; depend upon; devolve on; hinge on; hinge upon; ride; turn on

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ride"):

build on; build upon; repose on; rest on (be based on; of theories and claims, for example)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 13

Meaning:

Have certain properties when driven

Example:

My new truck drives well

Synonyms:

drive; ride

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Verb group:

drive (operate or control a vehicle)

ride (be carried or travel on or in a vehicle)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s Adjective/Noun

Derivation:

ride (a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile))

Sense 14

Meaning:

Be sustained or supported or borne

Example:

The brothers rode to an easy victory on their father's political name

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "ride" is one way to...):

float (move lightly, as if suspended)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Credits

 Context examples: 

The ladies were somewhat more fortunate, for they had the advantage of ascertaining from an upper window that he wore a blue coat, and rode a black horse.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

The front seat of a car, forward cars of a train, upper deck on a boat or wing seats in a plane may give you a smoother ride.

(Motion Sickness, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Then, I should ride, I said.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

His figure was erect and soldierly, and he rode his horse with the careless grace of a man whose life had been spent in the saddle.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Charlie rode the leader and I the wheeler.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"Willoughby!" cried Sir John; "what, is HE in the country? That is good news however; I will ride over tomorrow, and ask him to dinner on Thursday."

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

It was the afternoon that the master was to ride, and White Fang knew it.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

And, now I come to think of it, I might as well ride round there myself and report to him or squire.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

“Come here. Take this note as hard as you can ride to Farnham.”

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Does the patient avoid certain places or situations that make him/her more nervous such as riding in the car, meeting with friends, or being in crowds?

(NPI - Avoid Certain Places or Situations That Make Him/Her More Nervous, NCI Thesaurus)