rode

Formsrodes, roding, roded

Pluralrodes

1. 1
   verb

   Past tense of ride. Use it for the past.

   He rode his bike to the store yesterday.

   They rode horses across the field all afternoon.

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2. 2
   verbnonstandard

   Past participle of ride. Some speakers use this after "have" or "had," but "ridden" is the standard form.

   He had rode that trail many times before.

   By the time we arrived, they had rode off into the hills.

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3. 3
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The rope or chain that joins a boat to its anchor.

   Like a leash that keeps a boat tied to its anchor.

   The sailor let out more rode as the water got deeper.

   A worn rode can snap during a strong storm.

   Similarline, cable, warp

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4. 4
   verbintransitive

   Of a male woodcock, to fly back and forth over the edge of a wood at dusk while calling for a mate.

   Like a bird flying patrol back and forth to show off for a mate.

   Each spring, male woodcock rode over the clearing just after sunset.

   We watched several woodcock rode above the trees at twilight.

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