The difference between Nag and Ride
When used as nouns, nag means a small horse, whereas ride means an instance of riding.
When used as verbs, nag means to continuously remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters, whereas ride means to transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.
check bellow for the other definitions of Nag and Ride
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Nag as a noun:
A small horse; a pony.
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Nag as a noun:
An old useless horse.
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Nag as a noun (obsolete, derogatory):
A paramour.
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Nag as a verb (ambitransitive):
To continuously remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.
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Nag as a verb:
To bother with persistent thoughts or memories.
Examples:
"The notion that he forgot something nagged him the rest of the day."
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Nag as a verb:
To bother or disturb persistently in any way.
Examples:
"a nagging pain in his left knee"
"a nagging north wind"
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Nag as a noun:
Someone or something that nags.
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Nag as a noun:
A repeated complaint or reminder.
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Nag as a noun:
A persistent, bothersome thought or worry
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Ride as a verb (intransitive, transitive):
To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.
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Ride as a verb (intransitive, transitive):
To be transported in a vehicle; to travel as a passenger.
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Ride as a verb (transitive, chiefly [[US]] and [[w:South Africa, South Africa]]):
To transport (someone) in a vehicle.
Examples:
"The cab rode him downtown."
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Ride as a verb (intransitive):
Of a ship: to sail, to float on the water.
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Ride as a verb (transitive, intransitive):
To be carried or supported by something lightly and quickly; to travel in such a way, as though on horseback.
Examples:
"The witch cackled and rode away on her broomstick."
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Ride as a verb (intransitive):
To support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle.
Examples:
"A horse rides easy or hard, slow or fast."
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Ride as a verb (intransitive, transitive):
To mount (someone) to have sex with them; to have sexual intercourse with.
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Ride as a verb (transitive, colloquial):
To nag or criticize; to annoy (someone).
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Ride as a verb (intransitive):
Of clothing: to gradually move (up) and crease; to ruckle.
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Ride as a verb (intransitive):
To rely, depend (on).
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Ride as a verb (intransitive):
Of clothing: to rest (in a given way on a part of the body).
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Ride as a verb (lacrosse):
To play defense on the defensemen or midfielders, as an attackman.
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Ride as a verb:
To manage insolently at will; to domineer over.
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Ride as a verb:
To convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding.
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Ride as a verb (surgery):
To overlap (each other); said of bones or fractured fragments.
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Ride as a noun:
An instance of riding.
Examples:
"Can I have a ride on your bike?"
"We took the horses for an early-morning ride in the woods."
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Ride as a noun (informal):
A vehicle.
Examples:
"That's a nice ride; what did it cost?"
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Ride as a noun:
An amusement ridden at a fair or amusement park.
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Ride as a noun:
A lift given to someone in another person's vehicle.
Examples:
"Can you give me a ride?"
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Ride as a noun (UK):
A road or avenue cut in a wood, for riding; a bridleway or other wide country path.
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Ride as a noun (UK, dialect, archaic):
A saddle horse.
Examples:
"rfquotek Wright"
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Ride as a noun (Ireland):
A person (or sometimes a thing or a place) that is visually attractive.