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English noun: ride | |||
| 1. | ride (act) a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) | ||
| Samples | He took the family for a drive in his new car. | ||
| Synonyms | drive | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | journey, journeying | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | joyride, lift, spin | ||
| 2. | ride (artifact) a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mechanical device | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | big dipper, carousel, carrousel, chute-the-chute, Ferris wheel, merry-go-round, roller coaster, roundabout, whirligig | ||
| Part meronym | amusement park, funfair, pleasure ground | ||
English verb: ride | |||
| 1. | ride (motion) sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions | ||
| Samples | She never sat a horse!. Did you ever ride a camel?. The girl liked to drive the young mare. | ||
| Synonyms | sit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | canter, extend, gallop, outride, override, prance, ride herd, ride horseback | ||
| Verb group | ride | ||
| Domain category | horseback riding, riding | ||
| 2. | ride (motion) be carried or travel on or in a vehicle | ||
| Samples | I ride to work in a bus. He rides the subway downtown every day. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bicycle, bike, boat, bus, cab, chariot, cycle, cycle, hitch, hitchhike, joyride, motorbike, motorcycle, pedal, piggyback, rail, sled, sleigh, snowmobile, taxi, thumb, tool, tool around, train, tube, wheel | ||
| Verb group | drive, ride, ride, ride | ||
| Antonyms | walk | ||
| 3. | ride (stative) continue undisturbed and without interference | ||
| Samples | Let it ride. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | continue, go along, go on, keep, proceed | ||
| 4. | ride (motion) move like a floating object | ||
| Samples | The moon rode high in the night sky. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| 5. | ride (communication) harass with persistent criticism or carping | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bemock, mock | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | banter, barrack, chaff, flout, gibe, jeer, jolly, josh, kid, scoff | ||
| 6. | ride (stative) be sustained or supported or borne | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | float | ||
| 7. | ride (stative) have certain properties when driven | ||
| Samples | This car rides smoothly. My new truck drives well. | ||
| Synonyms | drive | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s Adjective/Noun | ||
| Verb group | drive, ride | ||
| 8. | ride (stative) be contingent on | ||
| Samples | The outcomes rides on the results of the election. Your grade will depends on your homework. | ||
| Synonyms | depend on, depend upon, devolve on, hinge on, hinge upon, turn on | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | build on, build upon, repose on, rest on | ||
| 9. | ride (stative) lie moored or anchored | ||
| Samples | Ship rides at anchor. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lie | ||
| 10. | ride (motion) sit on and control a vehicle | ||
| Samples | He rides his bicycle to work every day. She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Verb group | ride, ride, sit | ||
| 11. | ride (motion) climb up on the body | ||
| Samples | Shorts that ride up. This skirt keeps riding up my legs. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | climb, climb up, go up, mount | ||
| 12. | ride (motion) ride over, along, or through | ||
| Samples | Ride the freeways of California. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | journey, travel | ||
| Verb group | ride | ||
| 13. | ride (contact) keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot | ||
| Samples | Don't ride the clutch!. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | engage, lock, mesh, operate | ||
| 14. | ride (contact) copulate with | ||
| Samples | The bull was riding the cow. | ||
| Synonyms | mount | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | copulate, couple, mate, pair | ||
| Domain category | mammal, mammalian | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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