"ride the lightning" meaning in All languages combined

See ride the lightning on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-ride the lightning.ogg Forms: rides the lightning [present, singular, third-person], riding the lightning [participle, present], rode the lightning [past], ridden the lightning [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|ride<,,rode,ridden> the lightning}} ride the lightning (third-person singular simple present rides the lightning, present participle riding the lightning, simple past rode the lightning, past participle ridden the lightning)
  1. (slang) To be executed by electric chair; to go to the chair. Tags: slang Related terms: ride a horse foaled by an acorn
    Sense id: en-ride_the_lightning-en-verb-pFHI8nKm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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