riding

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Riding is the act of sitting on and controlling a horse, bicycle, or other vehicle: She goes riding every weekend.

It extends to being carried as a passenger: riding in the back seat.

To be riding high is to enjoy success or good fortune.

In some contexts, riding is vulgar slang for sexual intercourse.

In Canada and parts of Britain, a riding is an electoral district.

equestrian

dressage

Competitive precision riding

hunter · jumper · equitation · steeplechase · Grand Prix · Olympics · manege · half-pass · collected · extended

tack

saddle

Mounted rider's seat

  • stirrupMounted rider's foot support
  • bridleEquine control harness
  • girthMeasurement around something

bit · reins · pommel · cantle · martingale · cinch · hackamore · crop · whip · helmet

racetrack

jockey

Professional race rider

furlong · handicap · finish line · silks · paddock · grandstand · betting · trifecta · derby · stakes

cycling

bicycle

Pedal-powered two-wheeler

cycling · pedaling · handlebars · gears · helmet · spokes · tour · velodrome · peloton · criterium

cowboy

rodeo

Cowboy skills competition

buckaroo · cattle · herding · corral · roundup · mustang · ranch · trail drive · cutting · roping

recreation

motorcycle

Powered two-wheeler

snowboard · ATV · jet ski · quad bike · motocross · dirt bike · hoverboard · go-kart · wakeboard · toboggan

transport

bus

Large passenger vehicle

  • trainRail vehicle or instruct
  • subwayUnderground transit passage
  • tramUrban rail vehicle

taxi · uber · ferry · rickshaw · carriage · trolley · monorail · cable car · gondola · pedicab

Categories
Opposites
mode of locomotion

ridingwalking

Locomotion on foot

hiking · running · jogging · strolling · marching

physical position/activity

ridingstanding

Position, physical or social

walking · lying down · sitting still · grounded · dismounting

agency/control in movement

ridingdriving

Controlling a vehicle

carrying · steering · piloting · leading · pulling

Phrases
Family

trail riding, ridings, riding crop, horseriding, riding mower, riding horse, riding hood, riding gloves

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G