ride

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /raɪd/
• SAMPA: /r\aId/

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Verb

Plain form ride

Third-person singular rides

Past tense rode

Past participle ridden

Present participle riding

1. If you ride something, you sit on it while it moves.

   I can ride a horse, but I cannot ride a motorcycle.

2. If you ride someone, you have sex with them.

Noun

Singular ride

Plural rides

1. (countable) A ride is a journey you take by riding.

   It was a long ride from Canada to Mexico.

2. (countable) (informal) A ride is a vehicle like a car, motorcycle or bicycle.

   That is a nice ride you are driving.

3. (countable) A ride is a machine that you ride on for fun.

   Roller-coasters and merry-go-rounds are my favorite 'rides at the park.

4. A lift given to someone in another person's vehicle.

   Can you give me a ride?

5. A ride is an act of sexual intercourse.