ride up
phrasal verb
rode up; ridden up; riding out; rides up
of clothing
: to move up the body as one moves
Her skirt rode up when she sat down.
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The high waistband offers a secure, snug feel that never slips or rides up.
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Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2025
The gravel ride up to Max Patch, a 4,629-foot mountain bald 20 miles from Hot Springs, was always the highlight of our rides thanks to the incredible views of the entire valley at the top.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 22 Nov. 2025
Gray took a seat near the front and dozed off almost immediately, despite the short, bumpy ride up the hill to the UC pharmacy.
—Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Nov. 2025
On a Sunday morning two weeks ago, two men parked a movers’ lift outside the Louvre, rode up to the second storey, smashed a window, cracked open display cases with angle grinders, and then fled on the back of scooters driven by two accomplices in a heist lasting less than seven minutes.
—Reuters, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
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Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2025
The gravel ride up to Max Patch, a 4,629-foot mountain bald 20 miles from Hot Springs, was always the highlight of our rides thanks to the incredible views of the entire valley at the top.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 22 Nov. 2025
Gray took a seat near the front and dozed off almost immediately, despite the short, bumpy ride up the hill to the UC pharmacy.
—Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Nov. 2025
On a Sunday morning two weeks ago, two men parked a movers’ lift outside the Louvre, rode up to the second storey, smashed a window, cracked open display cases with angle grinders, and then fled on the back of scooters driven by two accomplices in a heist lasting less than seven minutes.
—Reuters, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Ride up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ride%20up. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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