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.

Examples of ride up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The property’s Old Tahoe-style residence — three bedrooms and three bathrooms — can be accessed from a stone pathway, or via a ride up the hill in an open-air funicular. —David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025

And three times, the upper stage experienced significant problems during ascent, and the vehicle was lost on the ride up to space, or just after. —Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025

The experienced cyclists for the Monster Energy Team rode up and down ramps and jumped over bars. —Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025

One big difference between ocean surfing and river surfing is that on the river, the surfer rides up and down the same (usually manmade) wave, unlike in the ocean where new sets are constantly rolling in and taking the surfer closer to the beach. —Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for ride up

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup