Ride vs. Synonym — What's the Difference?

To be carried or conveyed, as in a vehicle or on horseback.

A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in the same language. For example, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another; they are synonymous.

(Sports) To participate in a board sport such as snowboarding.

A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example shut is a synonym of close

To travel over a surface

A word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or other words in a language.

To move by way of an intangible force or impetus; move as if on water

A word or expression that serves as a figurative or symbolic substitute for another

(Nautical) To lie at anchor

(Biology) One of two or more scientific names that have been applied to the same species or other taxonomic group.

To seem to float

A word whose meaning is the same as that of another word.

To be sustained or supported on a pivot, axle, or other point.

A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase.

To be contingent; depend

(zoology) Any of the formal names for a taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym).

To continue without interference

Any name for a taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name.

To work or move from the proper place, especially on the body

(databases) An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database.

To sit on and control the movement of

One of two or more words (commonly words of the same language) which are equivalents of each other; one of two or more words which have very nearly the same signification, and therefore may often be used interchangeably. See under Synonymous.

(Sports) To glide or move while standing on or having one's feet attached to (a board, such as a snowboard).

An incorrect or incorrectly applied scientific name, as a new name applied to a species or genus already properly named, or a specific name preoccupied by that of another species of the same genus; - so used in the system of nomenclature (which see) in which the correct scientific names of certain natural groups (usually genera, species, and subspecies) are regarded as determined by priority.

To travel over, along, or through

One of two or more words corresponding in meaning but of different languages; a heteronym.

To be supported or carried on

Two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context

To take part in or do by riding

To cause to ride, especially to cause to be carried

(Sports) To control (an opponent) in wrestling, usually by holding the opponent down.

(Nautical) To keep (a vessel) at anchor.

To tease or ridicule.

To harass with persistent carping and criticism.

To keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot

The act or an instance of riding, as in a vehicle or on an animal.

A path made for riding on horseback, especially through woodlands.

A device, such as one at an amusement park, that one rides for pleasure or excitement.

A means of transportation

To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.

To be transported in a vehicle; to travel as a passenger.

To transport (someone) in a vehicle.

(intransitive) Of a ship: to sail, to float on the water.

To be carried or supported by something lightly and quickly; to travel in such a way, as though on horseback.

(transitive) To traverse by riding.

(transitive) To convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding.

(intransitive) To support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle.

To mount (someone) to have sex with them; to have sexual intercourse with.

To nag or criticize; to annoy (someone).

(intransitive) Of clothing: to gradually move (up) and crease; to ruckle.

(intransitive) To rely, depend (on).

(intransitive) Of clothing: to rest (in a given way on a part of the body).

(lacrosse) To play defense on the defensemen or midfielders, as an attackman.

To manage insolently at will; to domineer over.

(surgery) To overlap (each other); said of bones or fractured fragments.

To monitor (some component of an audiovisual signal) in order to keep it within acceptable bounds.

(music) In jazz, to play in a steady rhythmical style.

An instance of riding.

(informal) A vehicle.

An amusement ridden at a fair or amusement park.

A lift given to someone in another person's vehicle.

(UK) A road or avenue cut in a wood, for riding; a bridleway or other wide country path.

A saddle horse.

(Ireland) A person (or sometimes a thing or a place) that is visually attractive.

(music) In jazz, a steady rhythmical style.

A wild, bewildering experience of some duration.

(slang) An act of sexual intercourse

To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse.

To be borne in a carriage; as, to ride in a coach, in a car, and the like. See Synonym, below.

To be borne or in a fluid; to float; to lie.

To be supported in motion; to rest.

To manage a horse, as an equestrian.

To support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle; as, a horse rides easy or hard, slow or fast.

To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to ride a bicycle.

To manage insolently at will; to domineer over.

To convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding.

To overlap (each other); - said of bones or fractured fragments.

The act of riding; an excursion on horseback or in a vehicle.

A saddle horse.

A road or avenue cut in a wood, or through grounds, to be used as a place for riding; a riding.

A journey in a vehicle driven by someone else;

A mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement

Sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions;

Be carried or travel on or in a vehicle;

Continue undisturbed and without interference;

Move like a floating object;

Harass with persistent criticism or carping;

Be sustained or supported or borne;

Have certain properties when driven;

Be contingent on;

Lie moored or anchored;

Sit on and control a vehicle;

Climb up on the body;

Ride over, along, or through;

Keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot;

Copulate with;