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ride up on

ride up on verb: to surprise (somebody) by attacking them, especially in a drive-by shooting.

Verb

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

  1. (African-American Vernacular) To surprise (somebody) by attacking them, especially in a drive-by shooting.
    • Those guys rode up on me and started shooting.
  2. (informal) To tailgate (a vehicle).
    • The Dodge is riding up on me.

Forms of ride up on

third-person singular presentrides up on
present participleriding up on
pastrode up on
past participleridden up on

Questions about ride up on

What does ride up on mean?
Ride up on means to surprise (somebody) by attacking them, especially in a drive-by shooting.
What part of speech is ride up on?
Ride up on is a verb.
What is the past tense of ride up on?
The past tense of ride up on is rode up on.

Words near ride up on in the dictionary

  1. ride the three-legged mare
  2. ride the tiger
  3. ride the wave
  4. ride to hounds
  5. ride up
  6. ride up on
  7. ride ups
  8. ride with
  9. ride with the punches
  10. ride-along
  11. ride-alongs

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