1. To ride, sit, or stand astride; straddle
2. To tower over; dominate
3 archaic; to stride across
(Irregular preterit, past participle: rode, ridden).
1. To be carried or travel on or in a vehicle.
2. To climb up on the body.
3. To sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; SYN. sit.
4. To ride over, along, or through.
5. To move like a floating object.
6. To continue undisturbed and without interference.
7. To lie moored or anchored.
8. To keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot.
9. To copulate with, as of animals; SYN. mount.