ride off

verb

To ride defensively so as to deflect an opposing player.

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ride away
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Meanings

verbride off (third-person singular simple present rides off, present participle riding off, simple past and past participle rode off)

present singular third person rides off · participle present riding off · participle past rode off · past rode off

  1. transitivepoloTo ride defensively so as to deflect an opposing player.
  2. transitiveTo drive away or expel (someone or something) from a location or an activity.
  3. intransitiveTo depart; to leave with no expectation of returning.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ride, off.
  5. Eggcorn of write off.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbride away on a horse, for example

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ride away
Broader
leavego forthgo away

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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