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 Peñasquitos Canyon also has other trails where mountain bikers can ride up parts of the canyon, with trails as long as 23 miles and as high as 1,957 feet in elevation. Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025 Sanjay Samuel, a high school freshman, was in the parking lot at the Cambria Heights Dunkin' with friends on Monday morning when someone on a scooter rode up and opened fire at him. Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025 This is always our final destination on a summer archeo-road trip in Southern Italy because a 10-minute bike ride up the coast is Egnazia, an ancient Roman city and now an archaeological site. Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 8 Sep. 2025 Adrenaline seekers take a scenic helicopter ride up the Markarfljót canyon, which was carved out by glacier water and is up to a staggering 160 meters deep in parts. Mia Taylor, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ride up

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“Ride up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ride%20up. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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