"ride or die" meaning in All languages combined

See ride or die on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more ride or die [comparative], most ride or die [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} ride or die (comparative more ride or die, superlative most ride or die)
  1. (slang) Wholeheartedly committed and supportive. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-ride_or_die-en-adj-0qqyhAFq Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 36 28 35 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 28 21 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 49 21 30 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 59 24 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ride-or-die [adjective, noun]

Noun [English]

Forms: ride or dies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ride or die (plural ride or dies)
  1. (slang) Someone who is wholeheartedly committed and supportive. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-ride_or_die-en-noun-6V6OrYVS Categories (other): English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 36 28 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ride-or-die [adjective, noun]

Verb [English]

Forms: rides or dies [present, singular, third-person], riding or dying [participle, present], rode or died [past], ridden or died [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|ride<,,rode,ridden> or die<>}} ride or die (third-person singular simple present rides or dies, present participle riding or dying, simple past rode or died, past participle ridden or died)
  1. (slang) To support with wholehearted commitment. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-ride_or_die-en-verb-I80~NuSm Categories (other): English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 36 28 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ride-or-die [adjective, noun]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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