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Meaning of 'rid' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rid
- imp. & p. p. of Ride, v. i.
- of Ride
- of Ride
2 . Rid [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Rid
3 . Rid [ v. t.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'rid' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rid [ v]
Meaning (1):
- relieve from
Example in sentence:
  • Rid the house of pests

Nearby Words:

ridable riddance ridded ridden ridder ridding riddle riddled riddler riddling

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