Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ride

2 senses of ride

Sense 1
drive, ride -- (a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car")
       => journey, journeying -- (the act of traveling from one place to another)

Sense 2
ride -- (a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement)
       => mechanical device -- (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)

Antonyms of verb ride

1 of 14 senses of ride

Sense 2
ride -- (be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day")
       Antonym of walk (Sense 1)
      => walk -- (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ride

14 senses of ride

Sense 1
ride, sit -- (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")
       => travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")

Sense 2
ride -- (be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day")
       => travel -- (undergo transportation as in a vehicle; "We travelled North on Rte. 508")

Sense 3
ride -- (continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride")
       => continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep -- (continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight")

Sense 4
ride -- (move like a floating object; "The moon rode high in the night sky")
       => travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")

Sense 5
tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride -- (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")
       => mock, bemock -- (treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles")

Sense 6
ride -- (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")
       => float -- (move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage")

Sense 7
drive, ride -- (have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well")

Sense 8
depend on, devolve on, depend upon, ride, turn on, hinge on, hinge upon -- (be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework")

Sense 9
ride -- (lie moored or anchored; "Ship rides at anchor")
       => lie -- (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)

Sense 10
ride -- (sit on and control a vehicle; "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town")
       => travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")

Sense 11
ride -- (climb up on the body; "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt keeps riding up my legs")
       => climb, climb up, mount, go up -- (go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?")

Sense 12
ride -- (ride over, along, or through; "Ride the freeways of California")
       => travel, journey -- (travel upon or across; "travel the oceans")

Sense 13
ride -- (keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!")
       => engage, mesh, lock, operate -- (keep engaged; "engaged the gears")

Sense 14
ride, mount -- (copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow")
       => copulate, mate, pair, couple -- (engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring")

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