Word Meaning

ride definition and meaning

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

Crossword clues for ride

- Go by car
- Go by horse
- Manage a horse
- Showground attraction
- Sit on and control a horse, bicycle, etc
- Slip along
- Travel
- Travel by bicycle
- Travel on horseback