Word.ws English Dictionary

catching a ride

catching a ride is the present participle and gerund of catch a ride.

Meaning of catch a ride

Verb

catch a ride (third-person singular simple present catches a ride, present participle catching a ride, simple past and past participle caught a ride)

  1. (US, colloquial) to take or receive transportation somewhere with another.
    • Person 1: "My car is not working right now."
      Person 2: "You can catch a ride with me to the game."
    Synonyms:
    carpool, hitch, get a lift

Questions about catching a ride

What is catching a ride the present participle and gerund of?
Catching a ride is the present participle and gerund of catch a ride.

Words near catching a ride in the dictionary

  1. catching a date
  2. catching a dick
  3. catching a fade
  4. catching a falling knife
  5. catching a packet
  6. catching a ride
  7. catching a stray
  8. catching a Tartar
  9. catching a wave
  10. catching air
  11. catching bargain

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: catching a ride (page history and authors); catch a ride (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “catching a ride.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/catching_a_ride. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.