rode

1
[ rohd ]
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verb
  1. a simple past tense of ride.

  2. Nonstandard. a past participle of ride.

Other definitions for rode (2 of 2)

rode2
[ rohd ]

noun(in New England and E Canada)
  1. a rope by which a boat is anchored.

Origin of rode

2
First recorded in 1625–35; origin uncertain

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How to use rode in a sentence

  • Rodes's division reached the Old Wilderness Tavern about four o'clock in the afternoon.

    The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
  • Stuart renewed the fight at daylight, with Hill in the front line, Colston in the second, and Rodes in the third.

    The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
  • With almost feverish excitement I awaited the commencement of Rodes play, which ten years before had served as my highest model.

  • Rodes's brigade alone could not wrest that triple crown from the hilltop—no, not if the men had been giants, sons of Anak!

    The Long Roll | Mary Johnston
  • At the same moment General Rodes' brigade rushed on their front with resistless force.

    The Southerner | Thomas Dixon

British Dictionary definitions for rode (1 of 3)

rode1

/ (rəʊd) /


verb
  1. the past tense of ride

British Dictionary definitions for rode (2 of 3)

rode2

/ (rəʊd) /


noun
  1. nautical an anchor rope or chain

Origin of rode

2
C17: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for rode (3 of 3)

rode3

/ (rəʊd) /


verb
  1. (intr) (of the male woodcock) to perform a display flight at dusk during the breeding season

Origin of rode

3
C18: in the sense ``(of birds) to fly homeward in the evening''; of uncertain origin

Derived forms of rode

  • roding, noun

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