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ride the pine

ride the pine verb: to sit on the bench, to not be used in a game.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To sit on the bench, to not be used in a game.
    • Jones rode the pine much of the season.
    Synonyms:
    ride the bench

Synonyms of ride the pine

Forms of ride the pine

third-person singular presentrides the pine
present participleriding the pine
pastrode the pine
past participleridden the pine

Questions about ride the pine

What does ride the pine mean?
Ride the pine means to sit on the bench, to not be used in a game.
What part of speech is ride the pine?
Ride the pine is a verb.
What is the past tense of ride the pine?
The past tense of ride the pine is rode the pine.

Words near ride the pine in the dictionary

  1. ride the cotton pony
  2. ride the crest of the wave
  3. ride the fair
  4. ride the high horse
  5. ride the lightning
  6. ride the pine
  7. ride the pony
  8. ride the rail
  9. ride the rails
  10. ride the rods
  11. ride the short bus

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