Synonyms for ride
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : rahyd |
| Phonetic Transcription : raɪd |
Top 10 synonyms for ride Other synonyms for the word ride
- afflict
- airing
- annoy
- badger
- bait
- be arbitrary
- be autocratic
- be supported
- berate
- commute
- control
- curb
- direct
- disparage
- domineer
- enslave
- grip
- handle
- harass
- harry
- haunt
- hector
- hitch
- hitch a ride
- hitchhike
- hound
- journey
- joyride
- lift
- manage
- motor
- move
- outing
- override
- persecute
- pick up
- post
- progress
- rate
- reproach
- restrain
- revile
- roll
- run
- scold
- sit
- sit on
- spin
- Sunday drive
- thumb a ride
- tool around
- torment
- torture
- tour
- transportation
- travel
- turn
- tyrannize
- upbraid
- whirl
Définition of ride
Origin :- Old English ridan "sit or be carried on" (as on horseback), "move forward; rock; float, sail" (class I strong verb; past tense rad, past participle riden), from Proto-Germanic *ridanan (cf. Old Norse riða, Old Saxon ridan, Old Frisian rida "to ride," Middle Dutch riden, Dutch rijden, Old High Germn ritan, German reiten), from PIE *reidh- "to ride" (cf. Old Irish riadaim "I travel," Old Gaulish reda "chariot").
- Meaning "heckle" is from 1912; that of "have sex with (a woman)" is from mid-13c.; that of "dominate cruelly" is from 1580s. To ride out "endure (a storm, etc.) without great damage" is from 1520s. To ride shotgun is 1963, from Old West stagecoach custom in the movies. To ride shank's mare "walk" is from 1846 (see shank (n.)).
- noun journey, trip in vehicle
- verb carry or be carried
- verb dominate, oppress
- He never ceased to feel cheated when he was obliged to ride in New York.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- "You are quite welcome to ride with me," returned Grace briefly.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- So they waved their hats recklessly and continued to ride to be in at the death.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- We reached the camp at sunset, after a day's ride of about 40 miles.
- Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
- I've no halter the way I can ride down on the mare, and I must go now quickly.
- Extract from : « Riders to the Sea » by J. M. Synge
- "I want a ride, and I want to talk with you," she said, simply.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- For me, I will ride into their camp with my squire and two archers.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- We have yet time to ride through the further end of the pass.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- I pray you to watch me, and to ride forth when I am come among the tents.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- "I hurt my leg and cannot ride," quoth the bishop's champion.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
Antonyms for ride
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