Definition: 1. Relieve from. 2. To be free of somebody or something that has been annoying you or that you do not want. 3. To make yourself free of somebody or something that is annoying you or that you do not want; to throw something away.
Use 'rid' in a sentence:
1. We need to get rid of the idea that we must be liked all the time in order to be worthwhile.
2. There's corruption, and we're going to get rid of it.
3. Would you do me a favour and get rid of this letter I've just received?
4. Try and get rid of your visitors before I get there.
5. Are you trying to say you want rid of me?
6. It fell to me to get rid of them.
7. You seem in rather a hurry to get rid of me.
8. You can't simply wave a wand and get rid of nuclear weapons.
9. Further measures will be taken to rid our streets of crime.
10. I began to have a sinking feeling that I was not going to get rid of her.
11. The new vaccine may rid the world of one of its most terrifying diseases.
12. He was a nuisance and we're all well rid of him.
13. I began to suspect (that) they were trying to get rid of me.
14. Once rid of predation pressure, large body size is of little advantage to herbivores.
15. Getting rid of him will be a piece of cake.
16. He believed that his manager wanted to get rid of him for personal reasons.
17. You'll never quite get rid of every last bit of grit.
18. I began to suspect they were trying to get rid of me.
19. It's not enough to get rid of raw sewage by pumping it out to sea.
20. Cities upstream use the river to get rid of sewage.
21. Most people have some regret that they just can't seem to get rid of.
22. I can't get rid of this headache.
23. She will have to get rid of the excess weight on her hips.
24. If I could only as easily get rid of my hunger!
25. The family had sought a way to be rid of her and the problems she had caused them.
26. What does the author suggest people do to get rid of boredom?
27. Getting rid of unwanted applications from your PC can be a real pain.
28. The proposals are an attempt to rid the country of political corruption.
29. We got rid of all the old furniture.
30. I was glad to be rid of the car when I finally sold it.
31. She wanted to be rid of her parents and their authority.
32. There is a manual pump to get rid of the water.
33. He wanted to rid himself of the burden of the secret.
34. The owner needs to get rid of the car for financial reasons.
35. The workers get rid of those whose work is not up to the mark.
36. Why couldn't he ever rid himself of those thoughts, those worries?
37. Getting rid of rubbish can cost$ 100 a ton.
38. He attached himself to me at the party and I couldn't get rid of him.
39. You'd better get rid of that attitude and shape up, young man.
40. This exercise is great for getting rid of flabby arms.
41. His colleagues, meanwhile, were busily scheming to get rid of him.
42. The problem is getting rid of nuclear waste.
43. Eventually the world will come to its senses and get rid of them.
