riding down

Moving lower aboard

Riding down means pursuing and overtaking someone on horseback, typically to attack or trample them: The cavalry rode down the fleeing infantry.

It can also mean wearing something out through heavy use, or—in nautical contexts—when a ship's anchor chain runs over and damages the cable of another vessel.

Related

going downhill · hill · plunge · skid · horseback · speed · motorcycle · mountain bike · rush · car · drop · overpower · suppress · vanquish · subdue · bicycle · skateboard · downgrade

Categories
Opposites
vertical direction of movement

riding downriding up

Fabric creeping upward

climbing up · ascending · going up · rising · mounting

Family

ride, riding, down, ridden, rider, riders, rides, rideable, downer

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G