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take the ride

take the ride verb: to concede to be arrested for a crime and be transported to jail.

Verb

take the ride (third-person singular simple present takes the ride, present participle taking the ride, simple past took the ride, past participle taken the ride)

  1. (US, idiomatic, slang) To concede to be arrested for a crime and be transported to jail.

Forms of take the ride

third-person singular presenttakes the ride
present participletaking the ride
pasttook the ride
past participletaken the ride

Questions about take the ride

What does take the ride mean?
Take the ride means to concede to be arrested for a crime and be transported to jail.
What part of speech is take the ride?
Take the ride is a verb.
What is the past tense of take the ride?
The past tense of take the ride is took the ride.

Words near take the ride in the dictionary

  1. take the rap
  2. take the red eye
  3. take the red pill
  4. take the register
  5. take the reins
  6. take the ride
  7. take the roll
  8. take the rough with the smooth
  9. take the salute
  10. take the shadow for the substance
  11. take the shilling

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