"ride pillion" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: rides pillion [present, singular, third-person], riding pillion [participle, present], rode pillion [past], ridden pillion [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|ride<,,rode,ridden> pillion}} ride pillion (third-person singular simple present rides pillion, present participle riding pillion, simple past rode pillion, past participle ridden pillion)
  1. To travel on the back seat of a motorcycle. Synonyms: pillion, ride bitch [slang] Related terms: ride shotgun
    Sense id: en-ride_pillion-en-verb-Br22NBAB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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