Ride

rid, v. [imp. rode or rid; p. p. rid or ridden; riding.] To be carried on the back of any animal, as a horse; to be borne in a carriage; to be borne on or in the water; to be supported in motion; to rest on something; to manage a horse well; to support a rider, as a horse. — v. To sit on, so as to be carried; to manage insolently at will; to cause to ride; to carry. — n. An excursion on horseback or in a vehicle. [AS. rid an, OHG. rit an L. rheda, a 4-wheeled carriage, E. bed-i-idden, raid, ready, road.} — Rid'er, n. One who rides; in En^., an agent who goes out with samples of goods to obtain orders; an addition to a manuscript or other document, inserted after completion, on a separate piece of paper; an additional clause, as to an appropriation bill, involving legislation not germane to the —Ridding, n. Act of, etc. a road made for, etc. — Rid'inghood. n. A woman's hood to be worn when riding; a cloak with a hood. —school, n. A place for instruction in riding.