To ride and tie

To ride and tie
Ride Ride, v. t. 1. To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to ride a bicycle. [1913 Webster]

[They] rend up both rocks and hills, and ride the air In whirlwind. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. To manage insolently at will; to domineer over. [1913 Webster]

The nobility could no longer endure to be ridden by bakers, cobblers, and brewers. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

3. To convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding. [1913 Webster]

Tue only men that safe can ride Mine errands on the Scottish side. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

4. (Surg.) To overlap (each other); -- said of bones or fractured fragments. [1913 Webster]

{To ride a hobby}, to have some favorite occupation or subject of talk.

{To ride and tie}, to take turn with another in labor and rest; -- from the expedient adopted by two persons with one horse, one of whom rides the animal a certain distance, and then ties him for the use of the other, who is coming up on foot. --Fielding.

{To ride down}. (a) To ride over; to trample down in riding; to overthrow by riding against; as, to ride down an enemy. (b) (Naut.) To bear down, as on a halyard when hoisting a sail.

{To ride out} (Naut.), to keep safe afloat during (a storm) while riding at anchor or when hove to on the open sea; as, to ride out the gale. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • ride and tie — phrasal archaic : to share a single horse with someone by taking turns in riding and walking, each rider leaving the horse tied at the end of his ride for the use of the man following on foot * * * ride and tie To ride and go on foot alternately …   Useful english dictionary

  • To ride and tie — Tie Tie, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tied}(Obs. {Tight}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Tying}.] [OE. ti?en, teyen, AS. t[=i]gan, ti[ e]gan, fr. te[ a]g, te[ a]h, a rope; akin to Icel. taug, and AS. te[ o]n to draw, to pull. See {Tug}, v. t., and cf. {Tow} to drag.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tie — Tie, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tied}(Obs. {Tight}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Tying}.] [OE. ti?en, teyen, AS. t[=i]gan, ti[ e]gan, fr. te[ a]g, te[ a]h, a rope; akin to Icel. taug, and AS. te[ o]n to draw, to pull. See {Tug}, v. t., and cf. {Tow} to drag.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ride — Ride, v. t. 1. To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to ride a bicycle. [1913 Webster] [They] rend up both rocks and hills, and ride the air In whirlwind. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To manage insolently at will; to domineer over.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To tie down — Tie Tie, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tied}(Obs. {Tight}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Tying}.] [OE. ti?en, teyen, AS. t[=i]gan, ti[ e]gan, fr. te[ a]g, te[ a]h, a rope; akin to Icel. taug, and AS. te[ o]n to draw, to pull. See {Tug}, v. t., and cf. {Tow} to drag.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To tie up — Tie Tie, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tied}(Obs. {Tight}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Tying}.] [OE. ti?en, teyen, AS. t[=i]gan, ti[ e]gan, fr. te[ a]g, te[ a]h, a rope; akin to Icel. taug, and AS. te[ o]n to draw, to pull. See {Tug}, v. t., and cf. {Tow} to drag.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To ride a hobby — Ride Ride, v. t. 1. To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to ride a bicycle. [1913 Webster] [They] rend up both rocks and hills, and ride the air In whirlwind. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To manage insolently at will; to domineer… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To ride down — Ride Ride, v. t. 1. To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to ride a bicycle. [1913 Webster] [They] rend up both rocks and hills, and ride the air In whirlwind. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To manage insolently at will; to domineer… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To ride out — Ride Ride, v. t. 1. To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to ride a bicycle. [1913 Webster] [They] rend up both rocks and hills, and ride the air In whirlwind. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To manage insolently at will; to domineer… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree — Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree Single by Dawn featuring Tony Orlando B side I Can t Believ …   Wikipedia

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