rid
IPA: rˈɪd
noun
- Acronym of recognition, intrusion and distraction: three reasons why a lifeguard may fail to notice a person drowning. Specifically: they may fail to recognise the instinctive drowning response; they may have additional duties that intrude on lifeguarding; and they may be distracted. [The act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized (matching a current observation with a memory of a prior observation of the same entity).]
verb
- (transitive) To free (something) from a hindrance or annoyance.
- (transitive, chiefly obsolete) To banish.
- (transitive, obsolete) To kill.
adjective
- Released from an obligation, problem, etc. (usually followed by of).
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Examples of "rid" in Sentences
- I got rid of all the obscenities.
- It does not get rid of the craving.
- The men had to get rid of cupidity.
- The people got rid of the dithyramb.
- They should get rid of the contumacy.
- He wanted to get rid of the callosity.
- The wife and beau get rid of the body.
- Is there any way to get rid of the sexism
- Killing the infection gets rid of the pimple.
- That would get rid of the degeneracy pressure.
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