🚴 To travel on 🚗 A journey 🎢 A fun attraction ⛴️ To float on 🎯 To depend on 🙄 To nag 🐂 To mate 🦶 To press lightly 🛣️ To move smoothly

ride

290 2.0

A machine at an amusement park that people sit on for fun

noun
/raɪd/

: atracción

The famous "white-knuckle rides" have a long history within fun parks and traveling fairs.
roller coaster ride
a coaster ride
carnival rides

There's a lot more movement on this ride that I was ready for.

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Examples

It was kind of like a ride at Disney World.
I love theme parks like I love high speed rides and being whisked around.

Decoding the Unknown
Please keep all hands and feet in the ride at all times.
One of them is this water ride Wild River.
Sit back and enjoy the ride!

The Naughty Nine (2023)
Just relax and enjoy the ride.

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
Get ready for the ride.

Waterloo Bridge (1931)
I know they also have lots more big rides in Lost Kingdom.
The roller coaster is the most thrilling ride at the amusement park.
During the summer, our family enjoys the new water ride that twists and turns.

Synonyms

roller coaster

vsride

42 1.6

A fast amusement park ride with steep slopes and sharp turns

is the general mechanical attraction for enjoyment not only defined by speed and slopes

Ferris wheel

vsride

28 2.4

A large round wheel that turns with small cars that people ride at fairs

is a general amusement device category that includes many motion types

carousel

vsride

23 2.1

A large rotating ride with seats often shaped like animals that children ride on

is the broader mechanical attraction for enjoyment not limited to children's use

wild ride

vsride

15 3.6

An exciting, fast attraction at an amusement park like a roller coaster

is the neutral term for any mechanical amusement device without stressing thrill level

merry-go-round

vsride

5 3.0

A round ride with seats shaped like animals that turns for people to sit on

is the general mechanical attraction for enjoyment beyond just rotating animal seats

hay ride

vsride

1 3.0

A ride in a wagon filled with hay for fun on a farm

is the general mechanical attraction at parks for enjoyment rather than a farm wagon trip

galloper

vsride

7.9

A fairground ride with horse-shaped seats that move up and down as it turns

is the wider category of mechanical attractions for excitement beyond this horse form

scenic railway

vsride

4.1

A small train ride in an amusement park that shows pleasant views

is the general mechanical attraction focused on excitement or varied thrills rather than scenery

chute-the-chute

vsride

Archaic

9.9

A ride where a boat goes down a steep track and splashes into water

is the broader amusement device category not limited to splash or incline endings

Idioms

to ride the rails

4 7.4

To travel long distances by train in a relaxed or adventurous way

to ride off into the sunset

Informal

3 6.5

Leave a situation happily to begin a new life

to ride the wave

3 4.2

To use a current trend or chance while it lasts to get advantage

to ride the bench

Jargon

2 7.5

To stay on the sidelines and not play in a game

to ride the pine

Slang

2 9.5

Sit on the bench and not play during a sports game

to ride roughshod

1 8.8

Treat people badly and ignore their feelings or rights

to ride hard and put away wet

Archaic

9.9

To be extremely tired and worn after hard work or rough treatment

to ride on a rail

Archaic

9.9

To be publicly punished or laughed at in a way that shames you

to ride on someone's coattail

Informal

6.9

Use another person's success to get benefits without much effort

to ride one's luck

Informal

7.4

To rely on good luck instead of working for success

to ride the short bus

Slur

9.9

To call someone not smart to insult them

to ride the wave of popularity

5.4

To gain from a sudden rise in public interest

to ride with the punches

Informal

7.2

To accept and adapt to difficult times without giving up

to ride tall in the saddle

8.2

Feel and act confident

ticket to ride

Informal

6.9

A way to gain success or better opportunities

Compounds

free ride

Informal

37 4.2

A benefit you get without paying or working

boat ride

16 1.3

A short trip on a boat to see places or for fun

wild ride

15 3.6

An exciting, fast attraction at an amusement park like a roller coaster

full ride

13 3.4

A scholarship that pays all college costs, including tuition, fees, room, and meals

hay ride

1 3.0

A ride in a wagon filled with hay for fun on a farm

rollercoaster ride

1 4.0

An experience with many sudden ups and downs in feelings or events

airship ride

6.7

A trip in a large blimp that carries people to look at the land below

backie ride

Australian

9.6

A ride sitting behind someone on a bicycle or motorbike

Nantucket sleigh ride

Archaic

9.9

A wild, dangerous ride like when a whale pulls a small boat very fast

How Exciting

wild ride

15 3.6

roller coaster

42 1.6

ride

290 2.0

Ferris wheel

28 2.4

carousel

23 2.1

Surface Forms

ride singular

rides plural

Etymology

Ride for an amusement attraction comes from the idea of a short trip or journey, from the old word ridan. So an amusement ride is a small trip you take for fun.