RIDE


Meaning of RIDE in English

I

n.

short trip by vehicle, on horseback

1) to catch, get; go for, go on, have ( BE ), take a ~

2) ( colloq. ) to bum, hitch, thumb a ~ (as a hitch-hiker)

3) to give (smb.) a ~; to take (smb.) for a ~

4) a joy; train ~ (to go on a joy ~ in a stolen car)

attraction

(in an amusement park)

5) to go on the ~s

misc.

6) to take smb. for a ~ ('to victimize smb.')

II

v.

1) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ at (the ship was ~ing at anchor)

2) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ by, in, on (to ~ in/on a bus)

3) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ from; to (we ~ to work by bus)

4) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ on ('to be wagered on') (a lot of money was ~ing on one horse)

5) ( misc. ) to ~ sidesaddle; to ~ roughshod over smb. ('to treat smb. in an abusive manner')

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.