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verb

ˈrīd How to pronounce ride (audio)
Definition of ridenext
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as in to tease
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing

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2
as in to kid
to make fun of in a good-natured way his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday

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3
as in to hover
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air a condor riding high in the sky

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4
as in to depend
to be determined by, based on, or subject (to) our plan for the party rides on whether he can come

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ride

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noun

as in transportation
a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another an organization that provides rides for senior citizens

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Recent Examples of ride
Verb
Horseback riding in the gentle meadows and stunning mountains is the main event here, but there is plenty to do beyond that— hiking, river tubing, board games, herding cattle, hayrides, the list goes on. — Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026 At the summit a lot will ride on the personal dynamics between leaders. — Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 7 July 2026
Noun
According to the legend, Lady Godiva’s long hair served as a covering on her ride. — Michele Metychall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026 Hours later, Bella’s back in the medical tent after a bruising sub-eight-second ride at the Moreton Bay Rodeo in Redcliffe, north of Brisbane. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ride
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ride
  1. tease
  2. kid
  3. hover
  4. depend
  5. transportation
  6. taunt
  7. joke
  8. sail
Verb
  • At times, the Swiss filmmaker teases the possibility that the conventional narrative shown thus far might break into a bold, daring twist.
    — Elena Lazic, Variety, 11 July 2026
  • The pair talked strategy and teased the possibility of more deals, notably with ITV Studios seen as an acquisition target.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 July 2026
Definition of tease
Verb
  • But Guthrie wasn’t kidding, slipping into a yellow gingham dress before joining her co-hosts on the Today Show Plaza to greet visitors.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
  • If there was any skepticism due to the level of competition Moss faced in college, don’t kid yourself.
    — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of kid
Verb
  • The share of younger adults living with parents hovered well below 30% in the early years of the new millennium.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • If the filmmakers present Zidane as an Everyman equivalent to James Joyce’s Leopold Bloom or Camus’ protagonist Meursault, their approach is fertile because the same questions that hover around Meursault also surround Zizou.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
Definition of hover
Verb
  • An inconclusive ballistics result is not uncommon, as the analysis depends on the size and condition of the bullet fragments recovered.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • The state’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office expects the measure to bring in between $5 billion and $15 billion annually, depending on how the stock market is performing, with the amount expected to grow over time.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of depend
Noun
  • None of the public campaign financing can come from funds designated for education, transportation or public safety.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Doug Turnbull covers the traffic/transportation beat for WXIA-TV (11Alive).
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of transportation
Verb
  • The actor taunted his kids over their expectations of the couples.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026
  • There was one from Spain–Portugal in Dallas, with [Spanish defensive midfielder] Rodri and [Portuguese midfielder] Bernardo Silva, where one of them was taunting the other.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Definition of taunt
Verb
  • According to her statement, Jake was opening a new pack of football cards and joking with his grandmother when Walter's vehicle struck theirs.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
  • Trying to Open Taxi Doors People often joke about Japan living in the future.
    — Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
Definition of joke
Verb
  • With minor refinements to the individual perovskite films, the efficiency of this lightweight architecture could easily sail past 30 percent.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026
  • His blast, which sailed just inside the right field foul pole, was the difference as the Padres beat the Diamondbacks 4-1 at Petco Park.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
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