rode

¹ American  

[rohd] / roʊd /

verb

1. a simple past tense of ride.

2. Nonstandard. a past participle of ride.

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rode ² American  

[rohd] / roʊd /

noun

1. a rope by which a boat is anchored.

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rode ¹ British  

/ rəʊd /

verb

1. the past tense of ride

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rode ² British  

/ rəʊd /

noun

1. nautical an anchor rope or chain

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rode ³ British  

/ rəʊd /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

• roding noun

Etymology

Origin of rode

First recorded in 1625–35; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

The sisters’ presence near Hydesville encouraged daily crowds, who rode out to gawk at the original Fox cottage, then continue on to David’s farm to see the Fox girls in person.

From Literature

And while the Eagles rode the maneuver to a Super Bowl, the rest of the league found it so aggravating and unsightly that certain teams pushed unsuccessfully last year to ban it from the game.

From The Wall Street Journal

As we rode along in our bouncy old wagon, Daisy talked up a storm.

From Literature

—European indexes rode a boost in market sentiment at the opening bell.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sheep, and in particular wool, were a mainstay of the Australian economy for much of the past 150 years, feeding into the notion by the 1950s that Australia "rode on the sheep's back".

From Barron's