Meaning of ride down | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To cause (a horse) to fall when riding.
   idiomatic, transitive
2. To catch or catch up with (someone) by chasing on horseback or in a vehicle.
   transitive
3. To bear down, as on a halyard when hoisting a sail.
4. To treat with severity.
   transitive
5. To withstand deceleration from (forces of impact).
   transitive

Examples

“This fully restrained passenger rode down the impact forces with a much lower level of injuries than could be expected in a collision of this severity. His major injury was an AIS 2 contusion which resulted from the restraint shoulder strap. Had he been unrestrained, the expected injury from violent impacts with the A pillar and other frontal interior components could have been fatal.”

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