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ride with the punches

ride with the punches verb: to deflect the force of an opponent's punches by moving the body quickly.

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To deflect the force of an opponent's punches by moving the body quickly.
  2. (broadly, figuratively, intransitive) To cope with adversity by being flexible in attitude.

Synonyms of ride with the punches

Forms of ride with the punches

third-person singular presentrides with the punches
present participleriding with the punches
pastrode with the punches
past participleridden with the punches

Questions about ride with the punches

What does ride with the punches mean?
Ride with the punches means to deflect the force of an opponent's punches by moving the body quickly.
What part of speech is ride with the punches?
Ride with the punches is a verb.
What is the past tense of ride with the punches?
The past tense of ride with the punches is rode with the punches.

Words near ride with the punches in the dictionary

  1. ride to hounds
  2. ride up
  3. ride up on
  4. ride ups
  5. ride with
  6. ride with the punches
  7. ride-along
  8. ride-alongs
  9. ride-on
  10. ride-ons
  11. ride-or-die

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