riding - definition, thesaurus and related words from WordNet-Online

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Adjective riding has 1 sense

awheel, riding - traveling by wheeled vehicle such as bicycle or automobile e.g.; "the riding public welcomed the new buses"
Antonyms: nonmoving, unmoving (indirect, via moving)

Noun riding has 2 senses

riding, horseback riding, equitation - riding a horse as a sport
--₁ is a kind of sport, athletics
--₁ has particulars: equestrian sport; pony-trekking
riding, horseback riding - riding a horse as a means of transportation
--₂ is a kind of travel, traveling, travelling
--₂ has particulars: bronco busting; endurance riding; pack riding; trail riding
Derived form: verb ride₁

Verb ride has 14 senses

ride, sit - 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"
--₁ is one way to travel, go, move, locomote

Derived forms: noun ride₁, noun rider₁, noun riding₂
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ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"
--₂ is one way to travel
Antonyms: walk

Derived forms: noun ride₁, noun rider₄
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ride - continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride"
--₃ is one way to continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep

Derived form: noun ride₁
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ride - move like a floating object; "The moon rode high in the night sky"
--₄ is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
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tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride - 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"
--₅ is one way to mock, bemock
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ride - 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"
--₆ is one way to float
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drive, ride - have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"

Derived form: noun ride₁
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depend on, devolve on, depend upon, ride, turn on, hinge on, hinge upon - be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the electin"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"
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ride - lie moored or anchored; "Ship rides at anchor"
--₉ is one way to lie
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ride - sit on and control a vehicle; "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town"
--₁₀ is one way to travel, go, move, locomote

Derived forms: noun ride₁, noun rider₃
Sample sentence:
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ride - climb up on the body; "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt keeps riding up my legs"
--₁₁ is one way to climb, climb up, mount, go up
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ride - ride over, along, or through; "Travel the highways of America"; "Ride the freeways of California"
--₁₂ is one way to travel, journey

Derived form: noun ride₁
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ride - keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!"
--₁₃ is one way to engage, mesh, lock, operate
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ride, mount - copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
--₁₄ is one way to copulate, mate, pair, couple
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