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| rid [ rid ] (past and past participle rid or rid·ded (archaic), present participle rid·ding, 3rd person present singular rids) |
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1. empty of something: to free, relieve, or empty a place or thing of something, usually something undesirable
 an attempt to rid the town of crime
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2. free yourself from something: to free somebody or yourself from something undesirable
trying to rid myself of the habit
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| [12th century. < Old Norse ryðja "to clear land" < hrjóða "to strip"] |
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be well rid of somebody or something to be in a better position because you no longer have to deal with somebody or something burdensome, unpleasant, or unnecessary
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get rid of somebody or something to make somebody or something burdensome, unpleasant, or unnecessary go away
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