1. to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
2. to be borne along on or in a vehicle or other kind of conveyance.
3. to move or float on the water: the surfboarders riding on the crests of the waves.
4. to move along in any way; be carried or supported: He is riding along on his friend's success. Distress is riding among the people.
5. to have a specified character for riding purposes: The car rides smoothly.
6. to be conditioned; depend (usually followed by on): All his hopes are riding on getting that promotion.
7. to continue without interruption or interference: He decided to let the bet ride.
8. to be carried on something, as a litter, a person's shoulders, or the like.
9. to work or move up from the proper place or position (usually followed by up): Her skirt rode up above her knees.
10. to extend or project over something, as the edge of one thing over the edge of another thing.
11. to turn or rest on something: the great globe of the world riding on its axis.
12. to appear to float in space, as a heavenly body: A blood-red moon rode in the cloudless sky.
13. to lie at anchor, as a ship.

14. to sit on and manage (a horse, bicycle, etc.) so as to be carried along.
15. to sit or move along on (something); be carried or borne along on: The ship rode the waves. We ride a bus.
16. to ride over, along, or through (a road, boundary, region, etc.); traverse.
17. to ridicule or harass persistently: The boys keep riding him about his poor grades.
18. to control, dominate, or tyrannize over: a man ridden by fear; a country that is ridden by a power-mad dictator.
19. to cause to ride.
20. to carry (a person) on something as if on a horse: He rode the child about on his back.
21. to execute by riding: to ride a race.
22. to rest on, especially by overlapping.
23. to keep (a vessel) at anchor or moored.
24. to play improvisations on (a melody).

25. a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
26. a means of or arrangement for transportation by motor vehicle: We'll handle rides to be sure everyone gets home quickly.
27. the vehicle used for transportation: I've got to hang up now—my ride's here.
28. a vehicle or device, as a Ferris wheel, roller coaster, or merry-go-round, on which people ride for amusement.
29. a way, road, etc., made especially for riding.

30. ride out,
• to sustain (a gale, storm, etc.) without damage, as while riding at anchor.
• to sustain or endure successfully.

31. ride down,
• to trample or overturn by riding upon or against.
• to ride up to; overtake; capture: The posse rode down the escaping bank robber.
• to bear down upon (a rope of a tackle) with all one's weight.
32. to conduct oneself so as to invite misfortune or injury.
33. herd¹ (def. 6).
34. shotgun (def. 11).
35. to fly along the course indicated by a radio beam.
36. take for a ride, Slang.
• to murder, especially by abducting the victim for that purpose.
• to deceive; trick: It was obvious to everyone but me that I was being taken for a ride.

1. U.S. astronaut and astrophysicist: first U.S. woman to reach outer space 1983.

1. to sit on and control the movements of (a horse or other animal)
2. to sit on and propel (a bicycle or similar vehicle)
3. to be carried along or travel on or in a vehicle
4. to travel over or traverse
5. to take part in by riding
6. to travel through or be carried across (sea, sky, etc)
7. to cause to be carried
8. to be supported as if floating
9. (of a vessel) to lie at anchor
10. (of a vessel) to be attached to (an anchor)
11. (esp of a bone) to overlap or lie over (another structure or part)
12. Southern African informal
• to drive a car
• to transport (goods, farm produce, etc) by motor vehicle or cart
13. (of a male animal) to copulate with; mount
14. to have sexual intercourse with (someone)
15. to tyrannize over or dominate
16. to persecute, esp by constant or petty criticism
17. to continue undisturbed
18. to endure successfully; ride out
19. to yield slightly to (a blow or punch) in order to lessen its impact
20. (of a bet) to remain placed
21. to play well, esp in freely improvising at perfect tempo
22. to domineer over or act with complete disregard for
23. to take part in a fox hunt on horseback
24. to act in such a way as to invite disaster
25. to return to a former activity or scene of activity
26. confident, popular, and successful

27. a journey or outing on horseback or in a vehicle
28. a path specially made for riding on horseback
29. transport in a vehicle, esp when given freely to a pedestrian; lift
30. a device or structure, such as a roller coaster at a fairground, in which people ride for pleasure or entertainment
31. an act of sexual intercourse
32. a partner in sexual intercourse
33. take for a ride informal
• to cheat, swindle, or deceive
• to take (someone) away in a car and murder him

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