ratsastaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
ratsastaa is used for these senses in English:
- ride (ambitransitive) To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc. [from 8th c., transitive usage from 9th c.]
- ride (transitive, intransitive) To be carried or supported by something lightly and quickly; to travel in such a way, as though on horseback. [from 10th c.]
- straddle (transitive) To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.
ride — full definition
- verb To travel while sitting on and controlling a horse, bike, or similar vehicle.
- verb To travel as a passenger in a vehicle.
- verb To take advantage of or coast along on a situation, trend, or momentum.
- verb Informal: to nag, criticize, or pressure someone persistently.
straddle — full definition
- verb To sit or stand with one leg on each side of something.
- verb To span or extend across both sides of something, or to hold a position between two options without committing fully to either.
- noun An options-trading strategy that bets on a security moving sharply in either direction.