Definitions for the word "Ride" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. v. i.
To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. v. i.
To be borne in a carriage; as, to ride in a coach, in a car, and the like. See Synonym, below.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v. i.
To be borne or in a fluid; to float; to lie.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. v. i.
To be supported in motion; to rest.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v. i.
To manage a horse, as an equestrian.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v. i.
To support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle; as, a horse rides easy or hard, slow or fast.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v. t.
To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to ride a bicycle.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. v. t.
To manage insolently at will; to domineer over.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. v. t.
To convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. v. t.
To overlap (each other); -- said of bones or fractured fragments.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. n.
The act of riding; an excursion on horseback or in a vehicle.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
12. n.
A saddle horse.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
13. n.
A road or avenue cut in a wood, or through grounds, to be used as a place for riding; a riding.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
14. v.
(-ding; past rode; past part. Ridden) 1 (often foll. By on, in) travel or be carried on (a bicycle etc.) Or esp. Us in (a vehicle); be conveyed (rode her bike; rode on her bike; rode the tram). 2 (often foll. By on; also absol.) Be carried by (a horse etc.). 3 be carried or supported by (ship rides the waves). 4 traverse or take part in on horseback etc. (ride 50 miles; rode the prairie). 5 a lie at anchor; float buoyantly. B (of the moon) seem to float. 6 yield to (a blow) so as to reduce its impact. 7 give a ride to; cause to ride (rode me home). 8 (of a rider) cause (a horse etc.) To move forward (rode their horses at the fence). 9 (as ridden adj.) (foll. By by, with, or in comb.) Be dominated by; be infested with (ridden with guilt; rat-ridden cellar). n. 1 journey or spell of riding in a vehicle, or on a horse, bicycle, person''s back, etc. 2 path (esp. Through woods) for riding on. 3 specified kind of ride (bumpy ride). 4 amusement for riding on at a fairground etc. let a thing ride leave it undisturbed. Ride again reappear as strong etc. As ever. Ride high be elated or successful. Ride out come safely through (a storm, danger, etc.). Ride roughshod over see *roughshod. Ride up (of a garment) work upwards out of place. Take for a ride colloq. Hoax or deceive. [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
15. slang
“to RIDE the high horse,” or “RIDE roughshod over one,” to be
overbearing or oppressive; “to RIDE the black donkey,” to be in an ill
humour.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
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