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Meaning of ride

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  ride
      n 1: a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took
           the family for a drive in his new car" [syn: {drive},
           {ride}]
      2: a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
      v 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: {ride}, {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},
         {ride}]
      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}, {ride}]
      8: be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the
         election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn:
         {depend on}, {devolve on}, {depend upon}, {ride}, {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; "Ride the freeways of
          California"
      13: keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with
          the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!"
      14: copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow" [syn: {ride},
          {mount}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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