Operate
Ride
Ride verb - Keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot.
Usage example: Don't ride the clutch!
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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They can operate solo, or warlords can ride them (granting leadership bonuses and the ability to selectively engage targets instead of simply attacking every enemy they encounter).
Source: Dragon Rider -
In addition to allowing Link to ride through magnetic rails and over quicksand, it can also be used as a cog to operate large machines or structures.
Source: Battle Tops -
His sympathy for Evans, ultimately leads him to co-operate with his arrest and take the train ride to Yuma.
Source: Film / 3:10 to Yuma
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Ride and Operate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/operate/ride
Operate & Ride. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/operate/ride>.
Ride or Operate. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/operate/ride.
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