ride vs rail

ride and rail both are nouns.

ride and rail both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ride	Yes	No	Yes	No
rail	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rail is a hyponym of ride; that is, rail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ride:

ride: be carried or travel on or in a vehicle
rail: travel by rail or train

Other hyponyms of ride include tube, chariot, bicycle, bike, cycle, pedal, wheel, cycle, motorbike, motorcycle, train, sled, sleigh, boat, cab, taxi, bus, joyride, tool, tool around, hitch, hitchhike, thumb, snowmobile, piggyback.

ride (noun)	rail (noun)
a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)	any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement	a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
	a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
	a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
	short for railway

ride (verb)	rail (verb)
harass with persistent criticism or carping	complain bitterly
keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot	spread negative information about
copulate with	criticize severely
be carried or travel on or in a vehicle	fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions	lay with rails
move like a floating object	travel by rail or train
climb up on the body	separate with a railing
sit on and control a vehicle	convey (goods etc.) by rails
ride over, along, or through	provide with rails
continue undisturbed and without interference	enclose with rails
lie moored or anchored
have certain properties when driven
be sustained or supported or borne
be contingent on

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