What's the difference between midway and ride?

Midway


Definition:

  • (n.) The middle of the way or distance; a middle way or course.
  • (a.) Being in the middle of the way or distance; as, the midway air.
  • (adv.) In the middle of the way or distance; half way.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The inflammatory response is active in the embryo midway through incubation and is probably instrumental in protection of the embryo.
  • (2) The testicular vein--midway between the internal inguinal ring and the lower pole of the kidney--divides into the medial and lateral branch to form a delta.
  • (3) Experiment 2 showed that although equivalent performance was obtained from extensive conditioning with a weak shock or limited conditioning with strong shock, only extensive conditioning with weak shock resulted in retarded acquisition of an association between that same CS and a footshock level perceived as midway between the two initial training shock intensities as implied by asymptotic performance in Experiment 1.
  • (4) These values are about midway between the most (guinea pig) and least (hamster) sensitive species.
  • (5) It took City until midway through the first half to test the Boro goalkeeper, and once they did begin to rain shots on goal they found Tómas Mejías more than capable of standing up to them.
  • (6) The right-back, Alan Hutton, was comfortably Villa’s most potent attacker, with a run and a shot midway through the first half that had Tim Howard worried for the first time, then a blistering break down the right that caught out Baines and led to a chance for Tom Cleverley that James McCarthy had to come across and intercept.
  • (7) The transmission of infection appears to be midway between that found in industrialized and developing countries, and there is an unexplained excess of C. coli infection.
  • (8) BTB occurred late in the 7-7-7 package in 58% and early or midway through the package in 17% and 25%, respectively.
  • (9) Sorry to tell you that mate,” said Kyrgios midway through the second set.
  • (10) Midway through his first campaign in Manchester, his tally stands at 10 goals and as many assists.
  • (11) Consequently, a zone of separation develops in the affected CRA about midway through the CRB.
  • (12) This difference was observed midway in the infectious cycle, well before virus-induced cytopathic effects (leakage of low-molecular-weight metabolites, failure to exclude trypan blue) were apparent.
  • (13) Pulmonary function testing after nebulized 0.1% isoetharine (a bronchodilator), to test for bronchial reactivity, began midway during the study period in 15 patients.
  • (14) When Brady did get a decent cross in midway through the first half it found Ahmed Elmohamady in space at the far post, only for the winger to fail to keep his header on target.
  • (15) Finally, the right anterior temporal lobe is damaged for a distance of about 3.5 cm from the pole to midway through the amygdaloid complex.
  • (16) The present experiment examined the effect of adrenalectomy on the ability of rats to locate unexplored arms in the radial maze after various retention intervals midway through completion of the maze.
  • (17) He was flanked by a triumvirate of aides, the excitable and matronly chief usher, a man at a computer screen who looked like a bedraggled version of Prince William, and a shaven-headed man who did absolutely nothing all day except fall asleep midway through the morning session.
  • (18) Mackay's team stand four points outside the relegation zone, and Mackay was hoping he would receive the board's cheque-book backing midway through the campaign.
  • (19) He talks up the "experience" aspect of Electric Daisy Carnival, from its dazzling barrage of state-of-the-art lighting to its dance troupes whose costumes are pitched midway between harlequin and hooker.
  • (20) In the African American neighborhood south of the Midway, Gates gutted a string of condemned buildings and then turned them into sculpture, covertly turning his collectors into patrons of urban renewal .

Ride


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse.
  • (v. i.) To be borne in a carriage; as, to ride in a coach, in a car, and the like. See Synonym, below.
  • (v. i.) To be borne or in a fluid; to float; to lie.
  • (v. i.) To be supported in motion; to rest.
  • (v. i.) To manage a horse, as an equestrian.
  • (v. i.) To support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle; as, a horse rides easy or hard, slow or fast.
  • (v. t.) To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to ride a bicycle.
  • (v. t.) To manage insolently at will; to domineer over.
  • (v. t.) To convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding.
  • (v. t.) To overlap (each other); -- said of bones or fractured fragments.
  • (n.) The act of riding; an excursion on horseback or in a vehicle.
  • (n.) A saddle horse.
  • (n.) A road or avenue cut in a wood, or through grounds, to be used as a place for riding; a riding.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) To be fair to lads who find themselves just a bus ride from Auschwitz, a visit to the camp is now considered by many tourists to be a Holocaust "bucket list item", up there with the Anne Frank museum, where Justin Bieber recently delivered this compliment : "Anne was a great girl.
  • (2) These lanes encourage cyclists to 'ride in the gutter' which in itself is a very dangerous riding position – especially on busy congested roads as it places the cyclist right in a motorist's blind spot.
  • (3) My father wrote to the official who had ruled I could not ride and asked for Championships to be established for girls.
  • (4) The commission heard AWH charged luxury accommodation in Queensland, limousine rides and Liberal party donations to Sydney Water.
  • (5) The following year, I organised and took part in a cycle ride from John O'Groats to Land's End, covering 900 miles in nine days through this beautiful country.
  • (6) Each moment was scripted, from the placement of his riding boots in the stirrups of the riderless black horse that accompanied his procession through Washington, to tonight’s burial at sunset back in California.
  • (7) Yu Xiangzhen, former Red Guard Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Almost half a century on, it floods back: the hope, the zeal, the carefree autumn days riding the rails with fellow teenagers.
  • (8) For services to Business and the community in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
  • (9) Unless a leader is riding 20 points high in the polls, speculation will mount about their fitness for the job.
  • (10) It’s unthinkable that they wouldn’t do that.” The Saw ride at Thorpe Park in Surrey and the Dragon’s Fury and Rattlesnake rollercoasters at Chessington World of Adventures, also in Surrey, have also been shut down by Merlin Entertainments, which owns all three parks.
  • (11) Didi Chuxing also claims it accounts for 87% of China’s ride-hailing market, in which US-based Uber is trying to break through.
  • (12) The voices in the soundtrack are those of real refugees who guide the viewer through the experience – from arriving in an unfamiliar city to acute worry for loved ones left behind, concern about not being allowed to work, and the Home Office interview on which so much rides .
  • (13) His comments provoked a storm on social media, with political tensions riding high as Erdoğan prepares to stand in presidential elections on 10 August.
  • (14) Frahm witnessed how every morning Weiwei puts a flower into the basket of a bicycle just outside his studio, which he will continue until he is free again to ride it out through the gates.
  • (15) Conte’s tenure as national manager has been anything other than a smooth ride.
  • (16) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Locals sell fruit and cuscus, a possum-like marsupial, at the market in Lorengau Not long before the accident, witness said, the driver had been riding around with local women and another taskforce officer, drinking and “not fully clothed”, as Guardian Australia reported on Monday .
  • (17) The ride-sharing story illustrates the promise of these new businesses – and the dangers.
  • (18) The Campbell family has been breeding ponies in Glenshiel for more than 100 years and now runs a small pony trekking centre offering one-hour treks along the pebbly shores of Loch Duich and through the Ratagan forest as well as all-day trail rides up into the hills for the more adventurous.
  • (19) One team told her the sponsor had dropped out so she would have to ride for nothing.
  • (20) In addition, each ride has specific risk assessments to ensure that these processes are current.” He added: “As well as the daily assessment and testing, all rides are verified regularly by independent inspectors in compliance with the HSE guidelines for safe operation.