ride by

verb

To do a drive-by shooting.

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Meanings

verbride by (third-person singular simple present rides by, present participle riding by, simple past rode by, past participle ridden by)

present singular third person rides by · participle present riding by · past rode by · participle past ridden by

  1. intransitiveslangAfrican-American VernacularTo do a drive-by shooting.
  2. slangtransitiveAfrican-American VernacularTo target (a place) with a drive-by shooting.
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APA

ride by. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ride%20by

MLA

“ride by.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ride%20by. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ride by,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ride%20by.

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