riding

Meanings

Plural: ridings

Noun

• the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
• travel by being carried on horseback
• A path cut through woodland.
• The act of one who rides; a mounted excursion.
• The behaviour in the motion of a vehicle, such as oscillation.
• A festival procession.
• Any of the three administrative divisions of Yorkshire and some other northern counties of England.
• Electoral district or constituency.

Verb

• sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
• be carried or travel on or in a vehicle
• continue undisturbed and without interference
• move like a floating object
• harass with persistent criticism or carping
• be sustained or supported or borne
• have certain properties when driven
• be contingent on
• lie moored or anchored
• sit on and control a vehicle
• climb up on the body
  • "This skirt keeps riding up my legs"
• ride over, along, or through
• keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot
• copulate with
  • "The bull was riding the cow"
• relieve from
• present participle and gerund of ride

Synonyms

assart, bait, cod, depend on, depend upon, devolve on, disembarrass, drive, equitation, free, hinge on, hinge upon, horseback riding, mount, rag, rally, razz, rid, ride, royd, sit, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, thwaite, turn on, twit

Antonyms

walk

Related Words

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