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rode up

rode up is the simple past of ride up.

Meaning of ride up

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) to approach or come near to while riding.
  2. (intransitive, especially tight skirts) to move up higher on one's body.
    • My jeans always seem to ride up on me in public.

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Questions about rode up

What is rode up the simple past of?
Rode up is the simple past of ride up.

Words near rode up in the dictionary

  1. rode the short bus
  2. rode the three-legged mare
  3. rode the tiger
  4. rode the wave
  5. rode to hounds
  6. rode up
  7. rode up on
  8. rode with
  9. rode with the punches
  10. Rodea
  11. Rodeas

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