ride

ride¹ W2S2 [raıd] v past tense rode [rəud US roud] past participle ridden [ˈrıdn]

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1¦(animal)¦

2¦(bicycle/motorbike)¦

3¦(vehicle)¦

4¦(in a lift)¦

5¦(water/air)¦

6 be riding high

7 let something ride

8 ride roughshod over something

9¦(annoy somebody)¦

10 ride on somebody's shoulders/back

11 ride a punch/blow

12 be riding for a fall

Phrasal verbs

　ride on something

　ride something<=>out

　ride up

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[: Old English; Origin: ridan]

1.) ¦(ANIMAL)¦ [I and T]

to sit on an animal, especially a horse, and make it move along

▪ She learned to ride when she was seven.

▪ He was riding a large grey mare.

ride on

▪ She arrived riding on a white horse.

ride away/across/through etc

▪ He rode away across the marshes.

2.) ¦(BICYCLE/MOTORBIKE)¦ [I,T always + adverb/preposition]

to travel on a bicycle or ↑motorbike

▪ He had never learned to ride a bicycle.

▪ They mounted their bikes and rode off.

3.) ¦(VEHICLE)¦ [I always + adverb/preposition, T]

especially AmE to travel in a bus, car, or other vehicle that you are not driving

▪ We got onto the bus and rode into San Francisco.

ride in

▪ The kids were riding in the back.

ride a bus AmE

▪ Ann rides the bus to work.

4.) ¦(IN A LIFT)¦ [I always + adverb/preposition, T]

AmE to travel up or down in a ↑lift

ride up/down

▪ He rode the elevator down to the first floor.

▪ I rode up to the tenth floor.

5.) ¦(WATER/AIR)¦

a) [I always + adverb/preposition]

to be floating in water or in the air

▪ The smaller boat was lighter and rode higher in the water.

▪ The moon was riding high in the sky.

▪ There was a large ship riding at anchor in the bay.

b) ride a wave

to float on a wave and move forward with it

▪ surfboarders riding the waves

6.) be riding high

to feel very happy and confident

▪ They were still riding high after their election victory.

7.) let sth ride

spoken to take no action about something that is wrong or unpleasant

▪ What he had said was wrong, and I knew I shouldn't just let it ride.

8.) ride roughshod over sth

to ignore someone else's feelings or ideas because you have the power or authority to do this

▪ The planning authorities should not ride roughshod over the wishes of local people.

9.) ¦(ANNOY SOMEBODY)¦ [T]

AmE spoken to annoy someone by often criticizing them or asking them to do things

▪ Why are you riding her so hard?

10.) ride on sb's shoulders/back

if a child rides on someone's shoulders or back, they are carried in that way

11.) ride a punch/blow

to move back slightly when someone hits you, so that you are not hit with so much force

▪ He managed to ride the punch.

12.) be riding for a fall informal

to be doing something unwise which could result in failure

▪ I had a feeling he was riding for a fall, and tried to tell him so.

ride on [ride on sth] phr v

if one thing is riding on another, it depends on it

▪ He knew he had to win - his reputation was riding on it.

▪ There's a lot riding on this match.

ride out [ride sth<=>out] phr v

1.) if a ship rides out a storm, it manages to keep floating until the storm has ended

2.) if you ride out a difficult situation, you are not badly harmed by it

▪ Most large companies should be able to ride out the recession.

ride up phr v

if a piece of clothing rides up, it moves upwards so that it is no longer covering your body properly

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HINT sense 3

To talk about someone controlling a car or other vehicle, use drive not ride: Lizzy drove the van and we kids rode in the back.

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ride ²

ride² S3 n

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1¦(car/train etc)¦

2¦(horse/bicycle)¦

3 a rough/easy ride

4 a bumpy ride

5 take somebody for a ride

6 come/go along for the ride

7¦(machine)¦

8¦(path)¦

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1.) ¦(CAR/TRAIN ETC)¦

a journey in a vehicle, when you are not driving

→↑lift ride in

▪ He invited me to go for a ride in his new car.

▪ Can you give me a ride back to town?

▪ Sammy had promised to take me for a ride in his truck.

▪ I managed to get a ride down to the station.

▪ We hitched a ride (=got a free ride from a passing vehicle) into town.

car/bus/train etc ride

▪ A fifteen minute taxi ride will take you to the airport.

a smooth/comfortable/bumpy etc ride

▪ The new model offers a lovely smooth, comfortable ride.

2.) ¦(HORSE/BICYCLE)¦

a journey on a bicycle, a horse, or a similar animal

ride on

▪ Can I have a ride on your bike?

a bike/bicycle ride

▪ Shall we go for a bike ride this afternoon?

3.) a rough/easy ride informal

if people give someone, especially someone in authority, a rough or an easy ride, they make a situation difficult or easy for them

▪ Journalists gave the Prime Minister a rough ride at the press conference.

▪ The chairman will face a rough ride from shareholders.

▪ The President will not have an easy ride when he gives his account of events.

4.) a bumpy ride informal

if something has a bumpy ride, it experiences a lot of problems

▪ Shares had a bumpy ride yesterday, falling by an average of 15%.

▪ The new bill could be in for a bumpy ride when it is put before parliament.

5.) take sb for a ride

spoken to trick someone, especially in order to get money from them

▪ I'd just begun to realise he was taking me for a ride.

6.) come/go along for the ride

spoken to join what other people are doing just for pleasure, not because you are seriously interested in it

▪ A couple of friends had come along for the ride.

7.) ¦(MACHINE)¦

a large machine that people ride on for fun at a ↑fair

▪ We went on loads of rides .

8.) ¦(PATH)¦

literary a path for riding on a horse in the countryside

▪ a grassy ride