ride
      n 1: a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else; "he took the
           family for a drive in his new car" [syn: drive]
      2: a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or
         excitement
      v 1: 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" [syn: sit]
      2: be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in
         a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" [ant: walk]
      3: continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride"
      4: move like a floating object; "The moon rode high in the
         night sky"
      5: 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" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize,
          tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally]
      6: 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"
      7: have certain properties when driven; "This car rides
         smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" [syn: drive]
      8: be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the
         electin"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn:
          depend on, devolve on, depend upon, turn on, {hinge
         on, hinge upon]
      9: lie moored or anchored; "Ship rides at anchor"
      10: sit on and control a vehicle; "He rides his bicycle to work
          every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through
          town"
      11: climb up on the body; "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt
          keeps riding up my legs"
      12: ride over, along, or through; "Travel the highways of
          America"; "Ride the freeways of California"
      13: keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with
          the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!"
      14: copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow" [syn: mount]
      [also: rode, ridden]