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rides the rods

rides the rods is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ride the rods.

Meaning of ride the rods

Verb

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

  1. (US, slang) To travel illicitly by clinging to the supporting rods under a freight train.
    • And a dangerous extracurricular activity had helped turn his muscles to iron: he “rode the rods” with other boys, clinging to the underframework of Union Pacific freight cars rumbling through Abilene.1970, Colonel Red Reeder, Dinosaurs A to Z, published 2008

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What is rides the rods the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rides the rods is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ride the rods.

Words near rides the rods in the dictionary

  1. rides the fair
  2. rides the high horse
  3. rides the pine
  4. rides the rail
  5. rides the rails
  6. rides the rods
  7. rides the short bus
  8. rides the three-legged mare
  9. rides the tiger
  10. rides the wave
  11. rides to hounds

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