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rid
1[rid]
verb (used with object)
to clear, disencumber, or free of something objectionable (usually followed byof ).
I want to rid the house of mice. In my opinion, you'd be wise to rid yourself of the smoking habit.
to relieve or disembarrass (usually followed byof ).
to rid the mind of doubt.
Archaic., to deliver or rescue.
to rid them out of bondage; to rid him from his enemies.
rid
2[rid]
verb
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
rid
/ rɪd /
verb
(foll by of) to relieve or deliver from something disagreeable or undesirable; make free (of)
to rid a house of mice
to relieve or free oneself of (something or someone unpleasant or undesirable)
Other Word Forms
- ridder noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of rid1
Word History and Origins
Origin of rid1
Idioms and Phrases
be rid of, to be free of or no longer encumbered by.
to be rid of obligations.
get rid of, to eliminate or discard.
It's time we got rid of this trash.
Example Sentences
Get rid of this hair, because it marks me.
If I had pain in my nose, which I was getting really bad, I could still manage to take it, and then it'll get rid of that.
Insisting she "would never use children as a weapon", Mahmood said she had a duty to get rid of reasons for putting children on dangerous small boats crossing the Channel.
The sector has worked hard to shake off the ups and downs of the pandemic and get rid of less promising drugs, companies and therapeutic targets.
My eyes blink furiously, trying to get rid of the black dots in my vision.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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