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rode

1

[ rohd ]

verb

  1. a simple past tense of ride.
  2. Nonstandard. a past participle of ride.


rode

2

[ rohd ]

noun

  1. a rope by which a boat is anchored.

rode

1

/ əʊ /

verb

  1. the past tense of ride
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rode

2

/ əʊ /

noun

  1. nautical an anchor rope or chain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rode

3

/ əʊ /

verb

  1. intr (of the male woodcock) to perform a display flight at dusk during the breeding season
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǻ徱Բ, noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rode1

First recorded in 1625–35; origin uncertain
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rode1

C17: of unknown origin

Origin of rode2

C18: in the sense ``(of birds) to fly homeward in the evening''; of uncertain origin
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After his triumphant portrayal of Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s 1991 biopic “The Doors,” he moved to a vast New Mexico ranch where he rode horses, raised buffalo and wrote poetry.

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Someone cut off the head of a sea lion in Northern California and rode off with it in a bag.

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The experiment rode to the moon March 2 aboard Blue Ghost, a private lander from Firefly Aerospace.

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“Same goes for these rides when they go into refurbishment and the same for Superman. I loved Superman ... I never knew the last time I rode it would be the last time ever.”

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In 2021, Wayne Pivac's side rode their luck and took their chances, benefiting from refereeing calls and opponents' indiscipline, to carry off the crown against the odds.

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