"ride down" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈɹaɪd daʊn/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-ride down.ogg [US], En-au-ride down.ogg [Australia] Forms: rides down [present, singular, third-person], riding down [participle, present], rode down [past], ridden down [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|ride<,,rode,ridden> down}} ride down (third-person singular simple present rides down, present participle riding down, simple past rode down, past participle ridden down)
  1. (idiomatic, equestrianism, transitive) To cause (a horse) to fall when riding. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Categories (topical): Equestrianism
    Sense id: en-ride_down-en-verb-mjY6QwD~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (down) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 5 29 4 8 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (down): 49 9 27 7 9 Topics: equestrianism, hobbies, horses, lifestyle, pets, sports
  2. (transitive) To catch or catch up with (someone) by chasing on horseback. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-ride_down-en-verb-2WZvEo3V
  3. (nautical) To bear down, as on a halyard when hoisting a sail. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-ride_down-en-verb-stjb3teZ Topics: nautical, transport
  4. (transitive) To treat with severity. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-ride_down-en-verb-6MoOF9kE
  5. (transitive) To withstand deceleration from (forces of impact). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-ride_down-en-verb-gl1qaeks

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ride down meaning in English (4.2kB)

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