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rode with the punches

rode with the punches is the simple past of ride with the punches.

Meaning of ride with the punches

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.

Questions about rode with the punches

What is rode with the punches the simple past of?
Rode with the punches is the simple past of ride with the punches.

Words near rode with the punches in the dictionary

  1. rode the wave
  2. rode to hounds
  3. rode up
  4. rode up on
  5. rode with
  6. rode with the punches
  7. Rodea
  8. Rodeas
  9. Rodebaugh
  10. Rodebaughs
  11. roded

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