Definitions for ridden

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ridden rid·den

Spelling: [rid-n]

IPA: /ˈrɪd n/

Ridden is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 78 anagrams from letters in ridden (ddeinr).

Definitions for ridden

noun

1. a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
2. a means of or arrangement for transportation by motor vehicle:
3. the vehicle used for transportation:
4. a vehicle or device, as a Ferris wheel, roller coaster, or merry-go-round, on which people ride for amusement.
5. a way, road, etc., made especially for riding.

verb

1. a past participle of ride.

Idioms

1. ride down, to trample or overturn by riding upon or against. to ride up to; overtake; capture: Nautical. to bear down upon (a rope of a tackle) with all one's weight.
2. ride for a fall, to conduct oneself so as to invite misfortune or injury.
3. ride herd on. herd1 (def 6).
4. ride shotgun. shotgun (def 9).
5. ride the beam, Aeronautics. to fly along the course indicated by a radio beam.
6. take for a ride, Slang. to murder, especially by abducting the victim for that purpose. to deceive; trick:

Verb phrases

1. ride out, to sustain (a gale, storm, etc.) without damage, as while riding at anchor. to sustain or endure successfully.

verb (used with object)

1. to sit on and manage (a horse, bicycle, etc.) so as to be carried along.
2. to sit or move along on (something); be carried or borne along on:
3. to ride over, along, or through (a road, boundary, region, etc.); traverse.
4. to ridicule or harass persistently:
5. to control, dominate, or tyrannize over:
6. to cause to ride.
7. to carry (a person) on something as if on a horse:
8. to execute by riding:
9. to rest on, especially by overlapping.
10. to keep (a vessel) at anchor or moored.
11. Jazz. to play improvisations on (a melody).

verb (used without object)

1. to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
2. to be borne along on or in a vehicle or other kind of conveyance.
3. to move or float on the water:
4. to move along in any way; be carried or supported:
5. to have a specified character for riding purposes:
6. to be conditioned; depend (usually followed by on):
7. Informal. to continue without interruption or interference:
8. to be carried on something, as a litter, a person's shoulders, or the like.
9. to work or move up from the proper place or position (usually followed by up):
10. to extend or project over something, as the edge of one thing over the edge of another thing.
11. to turn or rest on something:
12. to appear to float in space, as a heavenly body:
13. to lie at anchor, as a ship.

Origin of ridden

before 900; 1915-20 for def 17; Middle English riden (v.), Old English rīdan; cognate with Old Frisian rīda, German reiten, Old Norse rītha; akin to Old Irish ríad journey (cf. Examples for ridden

He had ridden to the end of the street-car line, and started his walk from there.

We have ridden knee to knee in the field, and we have sought truth together in the chamber.

In contrast, the core Obama constituencies appear to have ridden out the recession in fine shape.

Leonard has hung with cops, ridden in squad cars, sat in the courtrooms and precinct houses, seen busts up close.

As to where she was now he did not know, although they had ridden together to Seville.

We oughtn't to carry the past along with us; we oughtn't to be ridden by it, oppressed by it.

Alas, she was thrown onto the rocket sled of celebrity and has ridden to heights never before seen.

Francis had not ridden far before he was vexed with himself.

The industry and movements of the rider were not less remarkable than those of the ridden.

You have--what-you-call--ridden over--overridden what I propose, what I try to do.