rid
Speech parts
1. rid - Noun
2. rid - Adjective
3. rid - Verb
Meaning
imp. & p. p. of Ride, v. i.
of Rid
To save; to rescue; to deliver; -- with out of.
To free; to clear; to disencumber; -- followed by of.
To drive away; to remove by effort or violence; to make away with; to destroy.
To get over; to dispose of; to dispatch; to finish.
of Ride
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The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.
The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them.
Debts are like women, once you have them you can't get rid of them.
When a man gets his feet in lime he cannot easily get rid of it.
You must kill the hornets to get rid of the nest.