rode

1
[ rohd ]
/ roʊd /

verb

a simple past tense of ride.
Nonstandard. a past participle of ride.

Definition for rode (2 of 3)

rode 2
[ rohd ]
/ roʊd /

noun (in New England and E Canada)

a rope by which a boat is anchored.

Origin of rode

2
First recorded in 1625–35; origin uncertain

Definition for rode (3 of 3)

Origin of ride

before 900; 1915–20 for def 17; Middle English riden (v.), Old English rīdan; cognate with Old Frisian rīda, German reiten, Old Norse rītha; akin to Old Irish ríad journey (cf. palfrey, rheda). See road

synonym study for ride

2. See drive.

Example sentences from the Web for rode

British Dictionary definitions for rode (1 of 4)

rode 1
/ (rəʊd) /

verb

the past tense of ride

British Dictionary definitions for rode (2 of 4)

rode 2
/ (rəʊd) /

noun

nautical an anchor rope or chain

Word Origin for rode

C17: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for rode (3 of 4)

rode 3
/ (rəʊd) /

verb

(intr) (of the male woodcock) to perform a display flight at dusk during the breeding season

Derived forms of rode

roding, noun

Word Origin for rode

C18: in the sense ``(of birds) to fly homeward in the evening''; of uncertain origin

British Dictionary definitions for rode (4 of 4)

ride
/ (raɪd) /

verb rides, riding, rode or ridden

noun

Derived forms of ride

ridable or rideable, adjective

Word Origin for ride

Old English rīdan; related to Old High German rītan, Old Norse rītha

Idioms and Phrases with rode

ride