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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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Word History and Origins

Origin of rode1

First recorded in 1625–35; origin uncertain
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Word 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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Example Sentences

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In the latest incident, a group of teenage boys rode to the Ralphs market on South Vermont Avenue near USC around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to witnesses and emergency radio dispatch reports.

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They rode a motorbike as they robbed tourists with a toy gun, then gave the money away – eventually becoming a tourist attraction in their own right.

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As he rode in his popemobile around the vast airport carpark waving to the crowd, palm trees swayed furiously in the storm.

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He targeted people at random, firing at them as they walked down streets, rode bikes or drove their cars.

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Now 67, he’s launching this rodeo in honor of the cowboys he rode alongside, many of whom, he says, “have passed on but left their mark right here in the L.A. area.”

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