ride (r?d)v. rode (r?d), rid·den (r?d?n), rid·ing, rides v.intr.1. a. To be carried or conveyed, as in a vehicle or on horseback.b. Sports To participate in a board sport such as snowboarding.2. To travel over a surface: This car rides well.3. To move by way of an intangible force or impetus; move as if on water: The President rode into office on a tide of discontent.4. Nautical To lie at anchor: battleships riding at the mouth of the estuary.5. To seem to float: The moon was riding among the clouds.6. To be sustained or supported on a pivot, axle, or other point.7. To be contingent; depend: The final outcome rides on the results of the election.8. To continue without interference: Let the matter ride.9. To work or move from the proper place, especially on the body: pants that ride up.v.tr.1. a. To sit on and control the movement of: rode a motorcycle to town; ride a horse to the village.b. Sports To glide or move while standing on or having one’s feet attached to (a board, such as a snowboard).2. To travel over, along, or through: ride the highways.3. To be supported or carried on: a swimmer riding the waves.4. To take part in or do by riding: He rode his last race.5. To cause to ride, especially to cause to be carried: The police rode him down to the station.6. Sports To control (an opponent) in wrestling, usually by holding the opponent down.7. Nautical To keep (a vessel) at anchor.8. Informal a. To tease or ridicule.b. To harass with persistent carping and criticism.9. To keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot: Don’t ride the clutch or the brakes.n.1. The act or an instance of riding, as in a vehicle or on an animal.2. A path made for riding on horseback, especially through woodlands.3. A device, such as one at an amusement park, that one rides for pleasure or excitement.4. A means of transportation: waiting for her ride to come.Phrasal Verb: ride out To survive or outlast: rode out the storm.Idioms: ride for a fall To court danger or disaster. ride herd on To keep watch or control over. ride high To experience success. ride shotgun1. To guard a person or thing while in transit.2. Slang To ride in the front passenger seat of a car or truck. take for a ride Slang 1. To deceive or swindle: an author who tried to take his publisher for a ride.2. To transport to a place and kill.[Middle English riden, from Old English r?dan; see reidh- in Indo-European roots.]rid?a·ble, ride?a·ble adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.ride (ra?d) vb, rides, riding, rode or ridden1. to sit on and control the movements of (a horse or other animal)2. (tr) to sit on and propel (a bicycle or similar vehicle)3. (intr; often foll by on or in) to be carried along or travel on or in a vehicle: she rides to work on the bus. 4. (tr) to travel over or traverse: they rode the countryside in search of shelter. 5. (tr) to take part in by riding: to ride a race. 6. to travel through or be carried across (sea, sky, etc): the small boat rode the waves; the moon was riding high. 7. (tr) US and Canadian to cause to be carried: to ride someone out of town. 8. (intr) to be supported as if floating: the candidate rode to victory on his new policies. 9. (Nautical Terms) (intr) (of a vessel) to lie at anchor10. (Nautical Terms) (tr) (of a vessel) to be attached to (an anchor)11. (Anatomy) (esp of a bone) to overlap or lie over (another structure or part)12. informal a. (intr) to drive a carb. (tr) to transport (goods, farm produce, etc) by motor vehicle or cart13. (Zoology) (tr) (of a male animal) to copulate with; mount14. (Biology) (tr) slang to have sexual intercourse with (someone)15. (tr; usually passive) to tyrannize over or dominate: ridden by fear. 16. (tr) informal to persecute, esp by constant or petty criticism: don’t ride me so hard over my failure. 17. (intr) informal to continue undisturbed: I wanted to change something, but let it ride. 18. (tr) to endure successfully; ride out19. (tr) to yield slightly to (a blow or punch) in order to lessen its impact20. (Gambling, except Cards) (often foll by: on) (of a bet) to remain placed: let your winnings ride on the same number. 21. (Jazz) (intr) jazz to play well, esp in freely improvising at perfect tempo22. ride roughshod over to domineer over or act with complete disregard for23. (Hunting) ride to hounds to take part in a fox hunt on horseback24. ride for a fall to act in such a way as to invite disaster25. ride again informal to return to a former activity or scene of activity26. riding high confident, popular, and successfuln27. a journey or outing on horseback or in a vehicle28. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a path specially made for riding on horseback29. transport in a vehicle, esp when given freely to a pedestrian; lift: can you give me a ride to the station?. 30. a device or structure, such as a roller coaster at a fairground, in which people ride for pleasure or entertainment31. (Biology) slang an act of sexual intercourse32. (Biology) slang a partner in sexual intercourse33. take for a ride informal a. to cheat, swindle, or deceiveb. to take (someone) away in a car and murder him[Old English r?dan; related to Old High German r?tan, Old Norse r?tha] ?ridable, ?rideable adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014ride (ra?d) v. rode, rid?den, rid?ing, n. v.i. 1. to sit on, manage, and be carried on a horse or other animal in motion. 2. to be borne along on or in a vehicle or other conveyance. 3. to move along in any way; be carried or supported: riding on his friend’s success. 4. to have a specified character for riding purposes: The car rides smoothly. 5. to be conditioned; depend: Her hopes are riding on a promotion. 6. to continue without interruption or interference: to let the matter ride. 7. to turn or rest on something. 8. to appear to float in space, as a heavenly body. 9. to lie at anchor, as a ship. v.t. 10. to sit on and manage (a horse, bicycle, etc.) so as to be carried along. 11. to sit or move along on; be carried or borne along on: The ship rode the waves. 12. to ride over, along, or through (a road, region, etc.). 13. to ridicule or harass persistently. 14. to control, dominate, or tyrannize over: a man ridden by fear. 15. to cause to ride. 16. to carry (a person) on something as if on a horse: He rode the child about on his back. 17. to execute by riding: to ride a race. 18. to rest on, esp. by overlapping. 19. to keep (a vessel) at anchor or moored. 20. ride out, a. to sustain (a gale, storm, etc.) without damage, as while at anchor. b. to sustain or endure successfully. 21. ride up, to move up from the proper place or position: This skirt always rides up. n. 22. a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle. 23. a means of or arrangement for transportation by motor vehicle: My ride’s here. 24. a vehicle or device, as a roller coaster, on which people ride for amusement. 25. a way, road, etc., made esp. for riding. Idioms: 1. ride shotgun, a. (formerly) to ride in a stagecoach as a shotgun-bearing guard. b. to ride in a motor vehicle or airplane as an armed escort. c. to ride as a passenger in the front seat of a car or truck. 2. take for a ride, a. Slang. to abduct in order to murder. b. to deceive; trick. [before 900; (v.), Old English r?dan; akin to Old Irish ríad journey (compare palfrey). compare road] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.ride1. ‘ride’When you ride an animal, bicycle, or motorcycle, you control it and travel on it.The past tense of ride is rode. The -ed participle is ridden.You can also say that someone rides on an animal, bicycle, or motorcycle.When someone controls a car, lorry, or train, don’t say that they ‘ride’ it. Say that they drive it.However, if you are a passenger in a vehicle, you can say that you ride in it.