Definition of rides

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• rides is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
• rides is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
• rides is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 6

Definition of rides

• a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. drive
• have certain properties when driven (verb)

  Examples

  1. This car rides smoothly

  Synonyms

  1. drive
• copulate with (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. mount
• sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions (verb)

  Examples

  1. Did you ever ride a camel?

  Synonyms

  1. sit
• be contingent on (verb)

  Examples

  1. The outcomes rides on the results of the election

  Synonyms

  1. depend on
  2. depend upon
  3. devolve on
  4. hinge on
  5. hinge upon
  6. turn on
• harass with persistent criticism or carping (verb)

  Examples

  1. Don't ride me so hard over my failure

  Synonyms

  1. bait
  2. cod
  3. rag
  4. rally
  5. razz
  6. tantalise
  7. tantalize
  8. taunt
  9. tease
  10. twit
• a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement (noun)
• be carried or travel on or in a vehicle (verb)

  Examples

  1. I ride to work in a bus
  2. He rides the subway downtown every day
• be sustained or supported or borne (verb)
• climb up on the body (verb)

  Examples

  1. Shorts that ride up
• continue undisturbed and without interference (verb)

  Examples

  1. Let it ride
• keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot (verb)

  Examples

  1. Don't ride the clutch!
• lie moored or anchored (verb)

  Examples

  1. Ship rides at anchor
• move like a floating object (verb)
• ride over, along, or through (verb)
• sit on and control a vehicle (verb)

  Examples

  1. He rides his bicycle to work every day
  2. She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town

See definition of rides in Merriam Webster