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taking the ride

taking the ride is the present participle and gerund of take the ride.

Meaning of take the ride

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.

Questions about taking the ride

What is taking the ride the present participle and gerund of?
Taking the ride is the present participle and gerund of take the ride.

Words near taking the ride in the dictionary

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

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