Monday, April 6, 2009

Question of the Day

Can it be called a "ride" if you don't move from the position you are in (example: do you ride an exercise bike)?

2 comments:

  1. My vote...No.

    Definitions of ride on the Web:

    * 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"
    * be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"
    * continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride"
    * move like a floating object; "The moon rode high in the night sky"
    * tease: 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"
    * 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"
    * drive: have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"
    * depend on: be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"
    * lie moored or anchored; "Ship rides at anchor"
    * sit on and control a vehicle; "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town"
    * climb up on the body; "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt keeps riding up my legs"
    * ride over, along, or through; "Ride the freeways of California"
    * keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!"
    * drive: a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
    * copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"

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  2. I agree with your vote. Some sort of spacial locomotion seems to be the key point of a ride.

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