| embark | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. embark, ship | go on board. |
| ~ board, get on | get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.). |
| ~ emplane, enplane | board a plane. |
| v. (change) | 2. embark, enter | set out on (an enterprise or subject of study).; "she embarked upon a new career" |
| ~ begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, get | take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" |
| ~ take up | pursue or resume.; "take up a matter for consideration" |
| v. (social) | 3. embark, venture | proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers.; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer" |
| ~ go, proceed, move | follow a procedure or take a course.; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels" |
| play along | | |
| v. (social) | 1. go along, play along | cooperate or pretend to cooperate.; "He decided to play along with the burglars for the moment" |
| ~ collaborate, cooperate, join forces, get together | work together on a common enterprise of project.; "The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well"; "We joined forces with another research group" |
| v. (creation) | 2. accompany, follow, play along | perform an accompaniment to.; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano" |
| ~ music | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.).; "his music was his central interest" |
| ~ play | play on an instrument.; "The band played all night long" |
| ride | | |
| n. (act) | 1. drive, ride | a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile).; "he took the family for a drive in his new car" |
| ~ journey, journeying | the act of traveling from one place to another. |
| ~ lift | a ride in a car.; "he gave me a lift home" |
| ~ joyride | a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure.; "they took their girlfriends for joyrides in stolen cars" |
| ~ spin | a short drive in a car.; "he took the new car for a spin" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. ride | a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement. |
| ~ carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, roundabout, whirligig | a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement. |
| ~ ferris wheel | a vertical rotating mechanism consisting of a large wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel rotates; provides a ride at an amusement park. |
| ~ mechanical device | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles. |
| ~ chute-the-chute, big dipper, roller coaster | elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines). |
| ~ amusement park, funfair, pleasure ground | a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement. |
| v. (motion) | 3. ride, sit | sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions.; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare" |
| ~ horseback riding, riding | travel by being carried on horseback. |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ override | ride (a horse) too hard. |
| ~ ride herd | driving animals such as horses and cattle while riding along with them.; "Joe was riding herd during the day" |
| ~ outride | ride better, faster, or further than.; "The champion bicyclist outrode all his competitors" |
| ~ ride horseback | ride on horseback. |
| ~ prance | cause (a horse) to bound spring forward. |
| ~ canter | ride at a cantering pace.; "He cantered the horse across the meadow" |
| ~ gallop, extend | cause to move at full gallop.; "Did you gallop the horse just now?" |
| ~ ride | sit on and control a vehicle.; "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town" |
| v. (motion) | 4. ride | be carried or travel on or in a vehicle.; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" |
| ~ tube | ride or float on an inflated tube.; "We tubed down the river on a hot summer day" |
| ~ travel | undergo transportation as in a vehicle.; "We travelled North on Rte. 508" |
| ~ ride | ride over, along, or through.; "Ride the freeways of California" |
| ~ chariot | ride in a chariot. |
| ~ bicycle, bike, pedal, cycle, wheel | ride a bicycle. |
| ~ motorbike, motorcycle, cycle | ride a motorcycle. |
| ~ rail, train | travel by rail or train.; "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg" |
| ~ sled, sleigh | ride (on) a sled. |
| ~ boat | ride in a boat on water. |
| ~ cab, taxi | ride in a taxicab. |
| ~ bus | ride in a bus. |
| ~ joyride, tool around, tool | ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it.; "We tooled down the street" |
| ~ hitchhike, thumb, hitch | travel by getting free rides from motorists. |
| ~ snowmobile | ride a snowmobile. |
| ~ piggyback | ride on someone's shoulders or back. |
| ~ ride | sit on and control a vehicle.; "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town" |
| ~ ride, drive | have certain properties when driven.; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" |
| v. (stative) | 5. ride | continue undisturbed and without interference.; "Let it ride" |
| ~ continue, go on, go along, keep, proceed | continue a certain state, condition, or activity.; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight" |
| v. (motion) | 6. ride | move like a floating object.; "The moon rode high in the night sky" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| v. (communication) | 7. bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit | harass with persistent criticism or carping.; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" |
| ~ bemock, mock | treat with contempt.; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" |
| ~ jeer, scoff, flout, gibe, barrack | laugh at with contempt and derision.; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" |
| ~ banter, chaff, jolly, josh, kid | be silly or tease one another.; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" |
| v. (stative) | 8. ride | be sustained or supported or borne.; "His glasses rode high on his nose"; "The child rode on his mother's hips"; "She rode a wave of popularity"; "The brothers rode to an easy victory on their father's political name" |
| ~ float | move lightly, as if suspended.; "The dancer floated across the stage" |
| v. (stative) | 9. drive, ride | have certain properties when driven.; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" |
| ~ drive | operate or control a vehicle.; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" |
| ~ ride | be carried or travel on or in a vehicle.; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" |
| v. (stative) | 10. depend on, depend upon, devolve on, hinge on, hinge upon, ride, turn on | be contingent on.; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" |
| ~ build on, build upon, repose on, rest on | be based on; of theories and claims, for example.; "What's this new evidence based on?" |
| v. (stative) | 11. ride | lie moored or anchored.; "Ship rides at anchor" |
| ~ lie | be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position. |
| v. (motion) | 12. ride | sit on and control a vehicle.; "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ ride | be carried or travel on or in a vehicle.; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" |
| ~ ride, sit | sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions.; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare" |
| v. (motion) | 13. ride | climb up on the body.; "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt keeps riding up my legs" |
| ~ climb, climb up, go up, mount | go upward with gradual or continuous progress.; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?" |
| v. (motion) | 14. ride | ride over, along, or through.; "Ride the freeways of California" |
| ~ journey, travel | travel upon or across.; "travel the oceans" |
| ~ ride | be carried or travel on or in a vehicle.; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" |
| v. (contact) | 15. ride | keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot.; "Don't ride the clutch!" |
| ~ mesh, lock, operate, engage | keep engaged.; "engaged the gears" |
| v. (contact) | 16. mount, ride | copulate with.; "The bull was riding the cow" |
| ~ mammal, mammalian | any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk. |
| ~ copulate, mate, couple, pair | engage in sexual intercourse.; "Birds mate in the Spring" |
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