Dictionary Definition
ride
Noun
1 a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else;
"he took the family for a drive in his new car" [syn: drive]
2 a mechanical device that you ride for amusement
or excitement
Verb
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:
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]
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]
8 be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the
results of the electin"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"
[syn: depend on,
devolve
on, depend upon,
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; "Travel the
highways of America"; "Ride the freeways of California"
13 keep partially engaged by slightly depressing
a pedal with the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /'rowd/
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- Rhymes: -əʊd
Translations
- Dutch: reed, reden
- Finnish: ankkuriköysi (rope), ankkurikettinki (chain)
- Icelandic: reið
- Norwegian: red
Verb
rode- simple past of ride
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
rode conjugated form of roodFrench
Verb form
rode- first-, third-person singular indicative present of roder
- first-, third-person singular subjunctive present of roder
- second-person singular imperative of roder
Italian
Verb form
rode- third-person singular indicative present of rodere
Extensive Definition
Rode may refer to:
People
- Franc Rode
- Pierre Rode
- Ajmer Rode
- Carleton Rode
- Hermen Rode
- Ove Rode
- Helge Rode
- Hermen Rode (1465- - 1504+), German painter
- Pierre Rode (1774-1830), French violinist
Places
Companies
- Røde Microphones - an Australian manufacturer of audio equipment
rode in German: Rode
rode in Dutch: Rode