Dictionary entry details
• RIDE (noun)
Meaning:
A journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
ride; drive
Context example:
he took the family for a drive in his new car
Hypernyms ("ride" is a kind of...):
journey; journeying (the act of traveling from one place to another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ride"):
lift (a ride in a car)
joyride (a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure)
spin (a short drive in a car)
Meaning:
A mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ride" is a kind of...):
mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ride"):
carousel; carrousel; merry-go-round; roundabout; whirligig (large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on)
Ferris wheel (rotating mechanism consisting of a large upright wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel turns; provides a ride at an amusement park)
big dipper; chute-the-chute; roller coaster (elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines))
Holonyms ("ride" is a part of...):
amusement park; funfair; pleasure ground (a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement)
• RIDE (verb)
Meaning:
Sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
ride; sit
Context examples:
She never sat a horse! / Did you ever ride a camel? / The girl liked to drive the young mare
Hypernyms (to "ride" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Domain category:
horseback riding; riding (to be carried on horseback as a means of transportation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ride"):
extend; gallop (cause to move at full gallop)
canter (ride at a cantering pace)
prance (cause (a horse) to bound spring forward)
ride horseback (ride on horseback)
outride (ride better, faster, or further than)
ride herd (driving animals such as horses and cattle while riding along with them)
override (ride (a horse) too hard)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Be carried or travel on or in a vehicle
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context examples:
I ride to work in a bus / He rides the subway downtown every day
Hypernyms (to "ride" is one way to...):
travel (undergo transportation as in a vehicle)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ride"):
piggyback (ride on someone's shoulders or back)
snowmobile (ride a snowmobile)
hitch; hitchhike; thumb (travel by getting free rides from motorists)
joyride; tool; tool around (ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it)
bus (ride in a bus)
cab; taxi (ride in a taxicab)
boat (ride in a boat on water)
sled; sleigh (ride (on) a sled)
rail; train (travel by rail or train)
cycle; motorbike; motorcycle (ride a motorcycle)
bicycle; bike; cycle; pedal; wheel (ride a bicycle)
chariot (ride in a chariot)
tube (ride or float on an inflated tube)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Antonym:
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
Meaning:
Continue undisturbed and without interference
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
Let it ride
Hypernyms (to "ride" is one way to...):
continue; go along; go on; keep; proceed (continue a certain state, condition, or activity)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Move like a floating object
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The moon rode high in the night sky
Hypernyms (to "ride" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Harass with persistent criticism or carping
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
twit; taunt; tantalize; tantalise; razz; bait; cod; tease; rag; ride; rally
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "ride" is one way to...):
bemock; mock (treat with contempt)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ride"):
banter; chaff; jolly; josh; kid (be silly or tease one another)
barrack; flout; gibe; jeer; scoff (laugh at with contempt and derision)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Be sustained or supported or borne
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "ride" is one way to...):
float (move lightly, as if suspended)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Have certain properties when driven
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
ride; drive
Context examples:
This car rides smoothly / My new truck drives well
Sentence frame:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Meaning:
Be contingent on
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
hinge upon; hinge on; devolve on; depend upon; depend on; turn on; ride
Context examples:
The outcomes rides on the results of the election / Your grade will depends on your homework
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ride"):
build on; build upon; repose on; rest on (be based on; of theories and claims, for example)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Lie moored or anchored
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
Ship rides at anchor
Hypernyms (to "ride" is one way to...):
lie (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Sit on and control a vehicle
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context examples:
He rides his bicycle to work every day / She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town
Hypernyms (to "ride" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Climb up on the body
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context examples:
Shorts that ride up / This skirt keeps riding up my legs
Hypernyms (to "ride" is one way to...):
climb; climb up; go up; mount (go upward with gradual or continuous progress)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Ride over, along, or through
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
Ride the freeways of California
Hypernyms (to "ride" is one way to...):
journey; travel (travel upon or across)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
Don't ride the clutch!
Hypernyms (to "ride" is one way to...):
engage; lock; mesh; operate (keep engaged)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Copulate with
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
mount; ride
Context example:
The bull was riding the cow
Hypernyms (to "ride" is one way to...):
copulate; couple; mate; pair (make love)
Domain category:
mammal; mammalian (any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
