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noun
1.
the act of a person or thing that rides.
adjective
2.
used in traveling or in riding: riding clothes.
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Riding
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noun
1.
any of the three administrative divisions into which Yorkshire, England, is divided, namely, North Riding, East Riding, and West Riding.
2.
any similar administrative division elsewhere.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English triding, Old English *thriding < Old Norse thridjungr third part; t- (of ME), variant of th- (of OE), lost by assimilation to -t in east, west, which commonly preceded
1250–1300; Middle English triding, Old English *thriding < Old Norse thridjungr third part; t- (of ME), variant of th- (of OE), lost by assimilation to -t in east, west, which commonly preceded
verb (used without object)
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.
EXPANDto 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.
Informal. 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.
COLLAPSEto lie at anchor, as a ship.
verb (used with object)
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.
EXPANDnoun
Verb phrase25.
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.
Idiomsride out,
a.
to sustain (a gale, storm, etc.) without damage, as while riding at anchor.
b.
to sustain or endure successfully.
31.
32.
ride for a fall, to conduct oneself so as to invite misfortune or injury.
33.
ride herd on. herd1 (def. 6).
34.
ride shotgun. shotgun (def. 9).
35.
EXPANDride the beam, Aeronautics. to fly along the course indicated by a radio beam.
36.
COLLAPSEtake for a ride, Slang.
a.
to murder, especially by abducting the victim for that purpose.
b.
to deceive; trick: It was obvious to everyone but me that I was being taken for a ride.
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Word Origin & History
ride
O.E. ridan "ride" (as on horseback), "move forward, rock" (class I strong verb; past tense rad, pp. riden), from P.Gmc. *ridanan (cf. O.N. riða, O.Fris. rida, M.Du. riden, Ger. reiten), from PIE *reidh- "to ride" (cf. O.Ir. riadaim "I travel," O.Gaul. reda "chariot"). Meaning "heckle" is from 1912;
EXPANDthat of "have sex with (a woman)" is from 1250; that of "dominate cruelly" is from 1583. The noun is first recorded 1759; slang meaning "a motor vehicle" is recorded from 1930; sense of "amusement park device" is from 1934. To ride out "endure (a storm, etc.) without great damage" is from 1529. To ride shotgun is 1963, from Old West stagecoach custom in the movies. To ride shank's mare "walk" is from 1846. To take (someone) for a ride "tease, mislead, cheat," is first attested 1925, Amer.Eng., possibly from underworld sense of "take on a car trip with intent to kill" (1927). Phrase go along for the ride "join in passively" is from 1960. A ride cymbal (1956) is used by jazz drummers for keeping up continuous rhythm, as opposed to a crash cymbal (ride as "rhythm" in jazz slang is recorded from 1936).
riding
one of the three districts into which Yorkshire was divided, 1295, from late O.E. *þriðing, a relic of Viking rule, from O.N. ðriðjungr "third part," from ðriði "third" (see third). The initial consonant merged with final consonant of preceding north, west, or east.
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