I.
noun
1 in a vehicle, on a horse, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ long , short
▪
We have a long ~ ahead of us tomorrow.
▪ leisurely
▪
We went for a leisurely ~ along the canal.
▪ comfortable , easy , smooth ( all often figurative )
▪
The new legislation did not have a smooth ~ through Parliament.
▪ bumpy , rough , uncomfortable
▪
It was a bumpy ~ along the farm track.
▪
The new teacher was given a rough ~ by the class. ( figurative )
▪ wild
▪
He took her for a wild ~ on the back of his motorcycle.
▪ fun
▪ free
▪
The rats hitch a free ~ on ships.
▪ bike , bus , cab , car , cycle ( BrE ), subway ( AmE ), taxi , train , etc.
▪ boat , ferry , plane
▪ camel , donkey , pony , etc.
VERB + RIDE
▪ have , take
▪
Visitors can take a ~ on a miniature train.
▪ go for
▪
She's gone for a ~ on her bike.
▪ enjoy
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
▪
The ~ from our house to my parents' takes about an hour.
▪ ~ to
2 at a fair
ADJECTIVE
▪ amusement ( esp. AmE ), amusement-park , carnival ( esp. AmE ), fairground ( esp. BrE ), funfair ( BrE ), helter-skelter ( BrE ), roller-coaster , white-knuckle
▪
The day had been a roller-coaster ~ of emotions. ( figurative )
VERB + RIDE
▪ go on
▪
I went on every ~ in the amusement park.
3 ( AmE ) free ride in a car, etc. ⇨ See also ↑ lift
ADJECTIVE
▪ free
VERB + RIDE
▪ get
▪
She hitched a ~ to the station.
▪ ask for , bum ( informal ), catch , get , hitch , thumb
▪
I managed to hitch a ~ with someone going in my direction.
▪ need , want
▪ give sb , offer sb
▪ accept
PHRASES
▪ a ~ back , a ~ home
▪
He gave me a ~ home after the party.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ fast , hard
▪
They rode hard all night.
▪ slowly
▪ well
▪ steadily
▪ bareback , side-saddle
▪
It was strange to ~ in a saddle after riding bareback for so many years.
▪ around , away , back , home , off , on , out , over , past
▪
At the end of the movie they ~ off into the sunset.
▪ together
VERB + RIDE
▪ learn to
▪ teach sb to , teach sb how to
PREPOSITION
▪ along , down , from , on , through , to , up , etc.
▪
We were riding along a dusty trail.
PHRASES
▪ go horseback riding ( AmE ), go riding
Ride is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ jockey , ↑ passenger
Ride is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ bicycle , ↑ bike , ↑ bus , ↑ cycle , ↑ donkey , ↑ elevator , ↑ escalator , ↑ ferry , ↑ horse , ↑ luck , ↑ mile , ↑ motorcycle , ↑ mule , ↑ pillion , ↑ pony , ↑ sled , ↑ subway , ↑ surf , ↑ tide , ↑ trail , ↑ train , ↑ trolley , ↑ wave