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ride

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1. ride - Noun

2. ride - Verb

Meaning

To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse.

To be borne in a carriage; as, to ride in a coach, in a car, and the like. See Synonym, below.

To be borne or in a fluid; to float; to lie.

To be supported in motion; to rest.

To manage a horse, as an equestrian.

To support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle; as, a horse rides easy or hard, slow or fast.

To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to ride a bicycle.

To convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding.

To overlap (each other); -- said of bones or fractured fragments.

The act of riding; an excursion on horseback or in a vehicle.

A saddle horse.

A road or avenue cut in a wood, or through grounds, to be used as a place for riding; a riding.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice from those who take the subway. Warren Buffett

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. Oprah Winfrey

For now he knew what Shalimar knew: If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it. Toni Morrison

Set a beggar on horseback, and he'll ride to the devil. English Proverb

Go in God's name–so you ride no witches. Gypsy Proverb

If wishes were horses, beggars might ride. English Proverb

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