(ridding, rid, rid)
IDIOMS
be rid of sb/sth (formal) to be free of sb/sth that has been annoying you or that you do not want:
She wanted to be rid of her parents and their authority. * I was glad to be rid of the car when I finally sold it. * (BrE) He was a nuisance and we're all well rid of him (= we'll be much better without him).
get rid of sb/sth to make yourself free of sb/sth that is annoying you or that you do not want; to throw sth away:
Try and get rid of your visitors before I get there. * The problem is getting rid of nuclear waste. * I can't get rid of this headache. * We got rid of all the old furniture.
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PHRASALVERBS
rid sb/sth of sb/sth (written) to remove sth that is causing a problem from a place, group, etc:
Further measures will be taken to rid our streets of crime.
rid yourself of sb/sth (formal) to make yourself free from sb/sth that is annoying you or causing you a problem:
to rid yourself of fear / guilt / pain * He wanted to rid himself of the burden of the secret.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for rid is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is rid a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, rid is tagged as verb.
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