Definition of rides Rides

/ɹajˈdz/ - [raydz] -

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What does rides mean?

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  • rides (Noun)
    Plural of ride.

Part of speech

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  • rides, verb, present, 3rd person singular of ride (infinitive).
  • rides, noun, plural of ride.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: rides

ride - a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
  mechanical device mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
  amusement park, pleasure ground, funfair a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement
  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
ride - a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
  drive
  journey, journeying the act of traveling from one place to another
  lift the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
  joyride a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure; "they took their girlfriends for joyrides in stolen cars"

Verb

rides, riding, ridden  

ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"
  walk obtain a base on balls
  ride, drive copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
  ride copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
  travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
  tube place or enclose in a tube
  chariot ride in a chariot
  bicycle, bike, pedal, wheel, cycle ride a bicycle
  motorbike, motorcycle, cycle ride a motorcycle
  rail, train complain bitterly
  sled, sleigh ride (on) a sled
  boat ride in a boat on water
  cab, taxi travel slowly; "The plane taxied down the runway"
  bus remove used dishes from the table in restaurants
  joyride, tool around, tool ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it; "We tooled down the street"
  hitchhike, thumb, hitch travel by getting free rides from motorists
  snowmobile ride a snowmobile
  piggyback bring into alignment with; "an amendment to piggyback the current law"
  ride copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
ride - 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"
  sit
  locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
  horseback riding, riding travel by being carried on horseback
  override ride (a horse) too hard
  ride herd driving animals such as horses and cattle while riding along with them; "Joe was riding herd during the day"
  outride ride better, faster, or further than; "The champion bicyclist outrode all his competitors"
  ride horseback ride on horseback
  prance ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward
  canter ride at a canter; "The men cantered away"
  gallop, extend ride at a galloping pace; "He was galloping down the road"
  ride copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
ride - sit on and control a vehicle; "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town"
  ride copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
  sit, ride serve in a specific professional capacity; "the priest sat for confession"; "she sat on the jury"
  locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
ride - ride over, along, or through; "Ride the freeways of California"
  journey, travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
ride - copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
  mount
  copulate, mate, couple, pair engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"
  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
ride - continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride"
  go along, go on, proceed, continue, keep start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up"
ride - keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!"
  mesh, operate, lock, engage work together in harmony
ride - move like a floating object; "The moon rode high in the night sky"
  locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
ride - climb up on the body; "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt keeps riding up my legs"
  climb up, climb, go up, mount improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"
ride - lie moored or anchored; "Ship rides at anchor"
  lie tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
ride - 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"
  float convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"
ride - 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"
  tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally
  bemock, mock treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles"
  jeer, flout, gibe, scoff, barrack laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
  banter, chaff, jolly, josh, kid be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"
ride - have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"
  drive
ride - be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"
  depend on, devolve on, depend upon, turn on, hinge on, hinge upon
  build on, build upon, repose on, rest on be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's this new evidence based on?"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • ride (Noun)
    An instance of riding.
  • ride (Noun)
    A vehicle.
  • ride (Noun)
    An amusement ridden at a fair or amusement park .
  • ride (Noun)
    A lift given to someone in another person's vehicle.
  • ride (Noun)
    A road or avenue cut in a wood, for riding; a bridleway or other wide country path.
  • ride (Noun)
    A saddle horse .
  • ride (Verb)
    To play defense on the defensemen or midfielders, as an attackman.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • ride (v. i.)
    To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse.
  • ride (v. i.)
    To be borne in a carriage; as, to ride in a coach, in a car, and the like. See Synonym, below.
  • ride (v. i.)
    To be borne or in a fluid; to float; to lie.
  • ride (v. i.)
    To be supported in motion; to rest.
  • ride (v. i.)
    To manage a horse, as an equestrian.
  • ride (v. i.)
    To support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle; as, a horse rides easy or hard, slow or fast.
  • ride (v. t.)
    To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to ride a bicycle.
  • ride (v. t.)
    To manage insolently at will; to domineer over.
  • ride (v. t.)
    To convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding.
  • ride (v. t.)
    To overlap (each other); -- said of bones or fractured fragments.
  • ride (n.)
    The act of riding; an excursion on horseback or in a vehicle.
  • ride (n.)
    A saddle horse.
  • ride (n.)
    A road or avenue cut in a wood, or through grounds, to be used as a place for riding; a riding.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • ride
    To sit on and control a vehicle (e.g. a bicycle, a motorbike or a car).
  • ride
    To transport oneself by sitting on the back of a horse.
  • ride
    To ride over, along, or through (e.g. roads or highways).

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • ride
    To ride at anchor. A vessel rides easily, apeak, athwart, head to wind, out a gale, open hawse, to the tide, to the wind, &c. A rope rides, as when round the capstan or windlass the strain part overlies and jams the preceding turn.--To ride between wind and tide. Said of a ship at anchor when she is acted upon by wind and tide from different directions, and takes up a position which is the result of both forces.

Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗

  • ride
    Better ride on an ass that carries me than a horse that throws me.

Part of speech

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  • ride, verb, present, 1st person singular of ride (infinitive).
  • ride, verb (infinitive).
  • ride, noun, singular of rides.

Pronunciation

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