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reiten — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ride verb To travel while sitting on and controlling a horse, bike, or similar vehicle.

Senses

reiten is used for these senses in English:

  • cowgirl position (idiomatic) A sex position in which the man lies on his back, and the woman sits on top of him facing him.
  • equestrianism The art or sport of horseriding; the skill required for it.
  • 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 (ambitransitive) To be transported in a vehicle; to travel as a passenger. [from 9th c., transitive usage from 19th c.]

ride — full definition

  1. verb To travel while sitting on and controlling a horse, bike, or similar vehicle.
  2. verb To travel as a passenger in a vehicle.
  3. verb To take advantage of or coast along on a situation, trend, or momentum.
  4. verb Informal: to nag, criticize, or pressure someone persistently.

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