From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ride
n 1: a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took
the family for a drive in his new car" [syn: drive,
ride]
2: a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
v 1: 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" [syn: ride, sit]
2: be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a
bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" [ant: walk]
3: continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride"
4: move like a floating object; "The moon rode high in the night
sky"
5: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children
teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my
failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a
jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod,
tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally,
ride]
6: 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"
7: have certain properties when driven; "This car rides
smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" [syn: drive, ride]
8: be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the
election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn:
depend on, devolve on, depend upon, ride, turn on,
hinge on, hinge upon]
9: lie moored or anchored; "Ship rides at anchor"
10: sit on and control a vehicle; "He rides his bicycle to work
every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through
town"
11: climb up on the body; "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt
keeps riding up my legs"
12: ride over, along, or through; "Ride the freeways of
California"
13: keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with
the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!"
14: copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow" [syn: ride,
mount]