Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Ride (riding, rode, -s)
ride (riding, rode, -s), v. [OE rĂdan, travel.] (webplay: chariot, ease, horseback, supported).
- Sit as a passenger; travel in a coach.
- Sail; travel in a boat.
- Fly; hover; travel by wings through self-propulsion.
- Wander; meander; glide; move from place to place.
- Drive; travel by horseback.
- Proceed; continue; go forth.
- Slither; creep; crawl; locomote; move on the ground
- Phrase. “ride away”: depart; disappear; take leave.
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