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ride - a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement |
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mechanical device mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
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amusement park,
pleasure ground,
funfair a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement
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carousel,
carrousel,
merry-go-round,
roundabout,
whirligig a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
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ferris wheel a vertical rotating mechanism consisting of a large wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel rotates; provides a ride at an amusement park
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chute-the-chute,
big dipper,
roller coaster a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
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ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" |
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walk obtain a base on balls
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ride,
drive copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
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ride copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
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travel 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"
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tube place or enclose in a tube
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chariot ride in a chariot
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bicycle,
bike,
pedal,
wheel,
cycle ride a bicycle
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motorbike,
motorcycle,
cycle ride a motorcycle
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rail,
train complain bitterly
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sled,
sleigh ride (on) a sled
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boat ride in a boat on water
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cab,
taxi travel slowly; "The plane taxied down the runway"
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bus remove used dishes from the table in restaurants
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joyride,
tool around,
tool ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it; "We tooled down the street"
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hitchhike,
thumb,
hitch travel by getting free rides from motorists
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snowmobile ride a snowmobile
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piggyback bring into alignment with; "an amendment to piggyback the current law"
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ride copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
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ride - 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" |
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sit |
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locomote,
travel,
move,
go 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"
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horseback riding,
riding travel by being carried on horseback
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override ride (a horse) too hard
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ride herd driving animals such as horses and cattle while riding along with them; "Joe was riding herd during the day"
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outride ride better, faster, or further than; "The champion bicyclist outrode all his competitors"
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ride horseback ride on horseback
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prance ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward
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canter ride at a canter; "The men cantered away"
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gallop,
extend ride at a galloping pace; "He was galloping down the road"
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ride copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
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ride - sit on and control a vehicle; "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town" |
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ride copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
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sit,
ride serve in a specific professional capacity; "the priest sat for confession"; "she sat on the jury"
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locomote,
travel,
move,
go 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"
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ride - ride over, along, or through; "Ride the freeways of California" |
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journey,
travel 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"
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ride - copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow" |
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copulate,
mate,
couple,
pair engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"
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mammal,
mammalian any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk
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ride - continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride" |
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go along,
go on,
proceed,
continue,
keep start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up"
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ride - keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!" |
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mesh,
operate,
lock,
engage work together in harmony
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ride - move like a floating object; "The moon rode high in the night sky" |
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locomote,
travel,
move,
go 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"
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ride - climb up on the body; "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt keeps riding up my legs" |
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climb up,
climb,
go up,
mount improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"
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ride - lie moored or anchored; "Ship rides at anchor" |
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lie tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
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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" |
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float convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"
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