"joyride" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɔɪˌɹaɪd/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-au-joyride.ogg [Australia] Forms: joyrides [plural]
Etymology: joy + ride Etymology templates: {{compound|en|joy|ride}} joy + ride Head templates: {{en-noun}} joyride (plural joyrides)
  1. A ride in a vehicle taken for enjoyment. Synonyms: rip [Canada] Hyponyms (ride taken for enjoyment): joy-flight Translations (ride taken for enjoyment): huviajelu (Finnish), autoretki (Finnish), Spritztour (German)
    Sense id: en-joyride-en-noun-dLESsHo2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 36 18 10 Disambiguation of 'ride taken for enjoyment': 72 19 9 Disambiguation of 'ride taken for enjoyment': 72 19 9
  2. An instance of driving a motor vehicle in a carefree or reckless manner, especially a vehicle which has been taken without the permission of the owner. Translations (instance of driving a motor vehicle in a carefree or reckless manner): hurjastelu (Finnish), გასართობი გასეირნება მანქანით (gasartobi gaseirneba mankanit) (Georgian), spraoithiomáint (note: in stolen vehicle) [feminine] (Irish), markiaght vraddagh [feminine] (Manx), gwefr-yrru [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-joyride-en-noun-g9~sppDt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 36 18 10 Disambiguation of 'instance of driving a motor vehicle in a carefree or reckless manner': 10 85 5
  3. An enjoyable experience.
    Sense id: en-joyride-en-noun-SawRkjel Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 36 18 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: joy ride

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɔɪˌɹaɪd/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-au-joyride.ogg [Australia] Forms: joyrides [present, singular, third-person], joyriding [participle, present], joyrode [past], joyridden [participle, past]
Etymology: joy + ride Etymology templates: {{compound|en|joy|ride}} joy + ride Head templates: {{en-verb|joyrides|joyriding|joyrode|joyridden}} joyride (third-person singular simple present joyrides, present participle joyriding, simple past joyrode, past participle joyridden)
  1. (intransitive) To take a joyride. Tags: intransitive Related terms: joyrider, joyriding Translations (to take a joyride): joyriden (Dutch), hurjastella (Finnish), gwefr-yrru (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-joyride-en-verb-MceV~rkQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 36 18 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: joy ride

Inflected forms

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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to take a joyride",
      "word": "joyriden"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to take a joyride",
      "word": "hurjastella"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to take a joyride",
      "word": "gwefr-yrru"
    }
  ],
  "word": "joyride"
}

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