ride the lightning

verb

To be executed by electric chair; to go to the chair.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person rides the lightning · participle present riding the lightning · past rode the lightning · participle past ridden the lightning

  1. slangTo be executed by electric chair; to go to the chair.
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APA

ride the lightning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ride%20the%20lightning

MLA

“ride the lightning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ride%20the%20lightning. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ride the lightning,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ride%20the%20lightning.

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