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took the ride

took the ride is the simple past 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 took the ride

What is took the ride the simple past of?
Took the ride is the simple past of take the ride.

Words near took the ride in the dictionary

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

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