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ride

∞ 1.0

A journey in a car, bus, or train

noun
/raɪd/

: viaje

His band director then asked if he needed a ride to the school in the evening.
a bus ride
a train ride
get a ride

I was on a bike ride and just.

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Examples

I had to stand up the whole bus ride and I still play.

Mulligan Brothers Interviews
I learned why during my bus ride to work the following Tuesday morning.

Academic text (2011)
Take a train ride just to see you.
Let me give you a ride home.

Fall (2022)
His father was giving him a ride home after a high school wrestling match.

Fiction book (1990)
I'd bought them for the subway ride home from the hospital late at night.

Fiction book (1990)
First of all, the three and a half hour car ride was predictably hell.
From Seattle, you may wish to take a ferry ride across Puget Sound.

Academic text (1994)
Enjoy the ride.

Absolution (2024)
Take a train ride just to see you.

Synonyms

drive

vsride

380 1.0

A trip in a car, often for travel or pleasure

means any vehicle journey not limited to cars

run

vsride

120 1.9

A regular trip by a vehicle along a route

refers to a single journey in various vehicles without regularity

long drive

vsride

44 2.5

A car trip that takes a long time

is any vehicle journey but usually shorter or routine

boat ride

vsride

19 1.3

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

is a vehicle journey mainly on roads or rails not on water

backie ride

vsride

Australian

9.6

A ride sitting behind someone on a bicycle or motorbike

is any vehicle journey not specifically passenger behind another

airship ride

vsride

6.7

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

is a general vehicle journey term covering everyday transport

Idioms

to ride the wave

12 4.2

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

to ride off into the sunset

Informal

9 6.5

Leave a situation happily to begin a new life

to ride the rails

6 7.4

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

to ride the bench

Jargon

2 7.5

To stay on the sidelines and not play in a game

to ride roughshod

2 8.8

Treat people badly and ignore their feelings or rights

to ride the pine

Slang

2 9.5

Sit on the bench and not play during a sports game

to ride on someone's coattail

Informal

2 6.9

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

to ride the short bus

Slur

1 9.9

To call someone not smart to insult them

ticket to ride

Informal

1 6.9

A way to gain success or better opportunities

to ride on a rail

Archaic

1 9.9

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

to ride the wave of popularity

1 5.4

To gain from a sudden rise in public interest

to ride tall in the saddle

1 8.2

Feel and act confident

to ride with the punches

Informal

1 7.2

To accept and adapt to difficult times without giving up

to ride hard and put away wet

Archaic

9.9

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

to ride one's luck

Informal

7.4

To rely on good luck instead of working for success

Compounds

free ride

Informal

43 4.2

A benefit you get without paying or working

wild ride

24 3.6

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

boat ride

19 1.3

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

full ride

12 3.4

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

hay ride

2 3.0

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

rollercoaster ride

2 4.0

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

Nantucket sleigh ride

Archaic

1 9.9

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

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

How Long

voyage

139 3.1

to journey

45 2.6

ride

∞ 1.0

trip

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

ride singular

rides plural

Etymology

Ride as a journey comes from the same old German word ridan meaning 'to go on horseback', which later meant any short trip. So a ride is a trip in a car, bus, or train.