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ride (up)on someone or something to use someone or something as a beast of burden. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) As a game, the children used to ride on their father. We rode upon burros along the narrow mountain trails. See also: ride ride on to continue to ride, traveling onward. We rode on for at least an hour before finding a rest stop. They rode on for a while. See also: ride ride on something 1. Lit. to travel on something. Do you like to ride on the train? I have never ridden on a horse. 2. Fig. to be borne on something and carried along. (On something other than a means of transportation.) She rode on a wave of popularity to reelection. He rode on his past laurels as long as he could. See also: ride ride on something to depend on the result of something else Who could have predicted that the result of a presidential election would ride on a court's decision? See also: ride How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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At the next village I shall remain and question these gentlemen, while you ride on. "If it would," returned Jack, calmly for nothing seemed to surprise him" I could ride on its back, and that would save my joints from wearing out. All my retinue was that poor lad for an interpreter, whom I persuaded into my service, and, at my humble request, we had each of us a mule to ride on. |
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