rid
1to clear, disencumber, or free of something objectionable (usually followed by of): 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 by of): to rid the mind of doubt.
Archaic. to deliver or rescue: to rid them out of bondage; to rid him from his enemies.
Idioms about rid
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.
Origin of rid
1Other words from rid
- ridder, noun
Words Nearby rid
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How to use rid in a sentence
We know from history that trying to get rid of them won’t work.
Are coyotes moving into your neighborhood? | Kathryn Hulick | September 3, 2020 | Science News For StudentsSteven Bradford, a Democrat from Gardena, told the Assembly Judiciary Committee Wednesday that there are mechanisms for getting rid of bad politicians, doctors, lawyers — but not the people with legal authority to commit force and take lives.
Sacramento Report: Jones, COVID-19 and the Irony of Remote Voting | Sara Libby and Jesse Marx | August 28, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoAs a result of that legal effort, though, Solana Beach could soon become the second city in North County to voluntarily get rid of its illegal email retention policy.
North County Report: Why We’re Suing Solana Beach | Kayla Jimenez | August 19, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoWhile it’s efficient for sales teams to sell a suite of products, decentralizing gets rid of the expertise.
‘That innovation budget has gone’: Publishers adapt to thwarted branded content studio growth | Lucinda Southern | August 4, 2020 | DigidayThat made Carson and his colleagues wonder if getting rid of the suppressor cells could create an environment for checkpoint blockers to work better.
These cells slow an immune response. Derailing them could help fight tumors | Esther Landhuis | July 10, 2020 | Science News
“I sense that mobile games are starting to shed their skin, getting rid of all the dead things they carry around,” he says.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art | Alec Kubas-Meyer | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIn fact, there is still a lot to do to rid the entire world of gay inequality.
Meanwhile advocacy groups like GLAAD help rid our larger culture of hidden biases and bigotry.
“He was talking about getting rid of Savannah two weeks off her maternity leave,” says the NBC News type.
“The Americans were a tool, used by the Safis in the Pech to rid them of their competition in the timber trade,” Zalwar Khan said.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley | Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI shall only be away for six months; you know I have made up my mind to get rid of the whole bag of tricks.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsBut I couldn't get rid of the notion that he would hand me out the same dose he had given MacRae if only he had the power.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairTo get rid of our lamentations, the captain launched out in praises of the charming little town, and had us conveyed to land.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThe English authorities expressly allege a deliberate purpose on Bruce's part to rid himself of his rival.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonThat Gilly run'd away, to get rid on ye, an' went an' listed for a soger, an' be gone to forin parts.
The World Before Them | Susanna Moodie
British Dictionary definitions for rid
/ (rɪd) /
(foll by of) to relieve or deliver from something disagreeable or undesirable; make free (of): to rid a house of mice
get rid of to relieve or free oneself of (something or someone unpleasant or undesirable)
Origin of rid
1Derived forms of rid
- ridder, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with rid
see get rid of.
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