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RIDE OFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ride off mean? 

RIDE OFF (verb)
  The verb RIDE OFF has 1 sense:

1. ride away on a horse, for exampleplay

  Familiarity information: RIDE OFF used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RIDE OFF (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Ride away on a horse, for example

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

ride away; ride off

Hypernyms (to "ride off" is one way to...):

go away; go forth; leave (go away from a place)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP


 Context examples 


But I am afraid you are giving it a turn which that gentleman did by no means intend; for he would certainly think better of me, if under such a circumstance I were to give a flat denial, and ride off as fast as I could.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)



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