Rid
verb
To make a place or an object free of something that is not wanted or needed.
She managed to rid the house of its unpleasant smell.
Often appears as...
- get rid of
- rid oneself of
verb
To deliver or free someone from something.
She finally rid herself of her useless husband.
Often appears as...
- rid someone of
- rid them of
verb
To make a place or an object free of something that is not wanted or needed.
She managed to rid the house of its unpleasant smell.
Often appears as...
- get rid of
- rid oneself of
verb
To deliver or free someone from something.
She finally rid herself of her useless husband.
Often appears as...
- rid someone of
- rid them of
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Object Focus
Emphasize the unwanted item, not the place or person being freed from it.
They are trying to rid the garden of weeds.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Effort
Usually implies taking active steps to remove something undesired.
The city is taking steps to rid the streets of graffiti.
Pro Tip 3/3Complete Removal
Signifies the total elimination of something rather than reducing it.
They ridded the area of all pollutants.
Pro Tip 1/3Object Focus
Emphasize the unwanted item, not the place or person being freed from it.
They are trying to rid the garden of weeds.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Effort
Usually implies taking active steps to remove something undesired.
The city is taking steps to rid the streets of graffiti.
Pro Tip 3/3Complete Removal
Signifies the total elimination of something rather than reducing it.
They ridded the area of all pollutants.
Pro Tip 1/3Object Focus
Emphasize the unwanted item, not the place or person being freed from it.
They are trying to rid the garden of weeds.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Effort
Usually implies taking active steps to remove something undesired.
The city is taking steps to rid the streets of graffiti.
Pro Tip 3/3Complete Removal
Signifies the total elimination of something rather than reducing it.
They ridded the area of all pollutants.
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The loathsome, lethal...
and we're pretty good at getting rid of species. Well, it's not quite so simple. Getting rid of the mosquito removes a food source for lots of organisms, like frogs and fish and birds. Without them, plants would lose a pollinator. But some scientists say that mosquitos aren't actually all that important. If we got rid of them, they argue,
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How to make stress your...
So my goal as a health psychologist has changed. I no longer want to get rid of your stress. I want to make you better at stress. And we just did a little intervention. If you raised your hand and said you'd had a lot of stress in the last year, we could have saved your life,
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The truth about bats -...
you can learn how to protect such heroic animals. Install a properly designed bat box, one of the easiest ways to provide shelter for bats. Discourage the use of pesticides, which can harm bats when we try to feed on the insects you want to get rid of in the first place.
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New bionics let us run,...
Through technological innovation, I returned to my sport, stronger and better. Technology had eliminated my disability, and allowed me a new climbing prowess. As a young man, I imagined a future world where technology so advanced could rid the world of disability,
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How do vitamins work? -...
getting rid of elements in the body that can damage cells. Finally, from Vitamin K, we score the ability to clot blood, since it helps make the proteins that do this job. Without this vitamin variety, humans face deficiencies that cause a range of problems,
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Do we really need...
has marked agriculture's long history. Records from thousands of years ago suggest that humans actively burned some of their crops after harvest to rid them of pests. There's even evidence from ancient times that we recruited other insects to help.
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A Lesson in Aggression PIPE...
now he this is better we often say look for a profession or they help you to go in the right direction see here if your dog is aggressive they don't tell you to go away they tell you how to get rid of the aggression or how to redirect the
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Why do women have...
the womb gets rid of its endometrial lining, along with any unfertilized eggs, sick, dying, or dead embryos. That protective process is known as menstruation, leading to the period. This biological trait, bizarre as it may be,
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Love doesn’t need labels...
life want to get rid of those labels that hold me back and my hope for you is that you will get rid of the labels that hold you back and take on the ones and create ones that
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Comparing the Spectacled...
is a smallish Cobra a female probably laid her eggs through the season so she she's not really very fat right now because she's you know just gotten rid
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The loathsome, lethal...
and we're pretty good at getting rid of species. Well, it's not quite so simple. Getting rid of the mosquito removes a food source for lots of organisms, like frogs and fish and birds. Without them, plants would lose a pollinator. But some scientists say that mosquitos aren't actually all that important. If we got rid of them, they argue,
Video examples
How to make stress your...
So my goal as a health psychologist has changed. I no longer want to get rid of your stress. I want to make you better at stress. And we just did a little intervention. If you raised your hand and said you'd had a lot of stress in the last year, we could have saved your life,
Video examples
The truth about bats -...
you can learn how to protect such heroic animals. Install a properly designed bat box, one of the easiest ways to provide shelter for bats. Discourage the use of pesticides, which can harm bats when we try to feed on the insects you want to get rid of in the first place.
Video examples
New bionics let us run,...
Through technological innovation, I returned to my sport, stronger and better. Technology had eliminated my disability, and allowed me a new climbing prowess. As a young man, I imagined a future world where technology so advanced could rid the world of disability,
Video examples
How do vitamins work? -...
getting rid of elements in the body that can damage cells. Finally, from Vitamin K, we score the ability to clot blood, since it helps make the proteins that do this job. Without this vitamin variety, humans face deficiencies that cause a range of problems,
Video examples
Do we really need...
has marked agriculture's long history. Records from thousands of years ago suggest that humans actively burned some of their crops after harvest to rid them of pests. There's even evidence from ancient times that we recruited other insects to help.
Video examples
A Lesson in Aggression PIPE...
now he this is better we often say look for a profession or they help you to go in the right direction see here if your dog is aggressive they don't tell you to go away they tell you how to get rid of the aggression or how to redirect the
Video examples
Why do women have...
the womb gets rid of its endometrial lining, along with any unfertilized eggs, sick, dying, or dead embryos. That protective process is known as menstruation, leading to the period. This biological trait, bizarre as it may be,
Video examples
Love doesn’t need labels...
life want to get rid of those labels that hold me back and my hope for you is that you will get rid of the labels that hold you back and take on the ones and create ones that
Video examples
Comparing the Spectacled...
is a smallish Cobra a female probably laid her eggs through the season so she she's not really very fat right now because she's you know just gotten rid
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Evan Dando
American Musician
I was trying to spend it as quickly as possible. Because I'm so lazy, all that money created a block. I was flying around the world, staying at fancy hotels, having fun and trying to get rid of it as quickly as possible, so I could get on with some more work.
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Walter F. Mondale
American Lawyer
Do you want to tear your life apart and get rid of everything you've known as a lifestyle? Like seeing your family? Being with your friends? A fishing trip? A hunting trip? A night's sleep?
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Pete Carroll
American Coach
Once you're a football player, you're a football player for life. You always think of yourself in terms of that. We all do. It's hard to get rid of when you can't play anymore.
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Swami Vivekananda
Indian Clergyman
If money help a man to do good to others, it is of some value; but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.
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Evelyn Waugh
English Author
Money is only useful when you get rid of it. It is like the odd card in 'Old Maid'; the player who is finally left with it has lost.
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Jennifer Connelly
American Actress
Nobody wants to get rid of their life experiences - you are who you are because of them, no matter if they're good or bad.
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Rick Harrison
American Businessman
We don't teach kids how to think anymore. We're getting rid of the classics - high school is all about self-esteem.
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Will Ferrell
American Comedian
I've never had a yard sale, ever, in my life. I don't know if I ever thought about stuff I would get rid of.
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Stephen Henderson
American Actor
To be a member of something. To be a member of something helps get rid of that lonely feeling.
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James Whistler
American Artist
The rare few, who, early in life have rid themselves of the friendship of the many.
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Evan Dando
American Musician
I was trying to spend it as quickly as possible. Because I'm so lazy, all that money created a block. I was flying around the world, staying at fancy hotels, having fun and trying to get rid of it as quickly as possible, so I could get on with some more work.
Quote examples
Walter F. Mondale
American Lawyer
Do you want to tear your life apart and get rid of everything you've known as a lifestyle? Like seeing your family? Being with your friends? A fishing trip? A hunting trip? A night's sleep?
Quote examples
Pete Carroll
American Coach
Once you're a football player, you're a football player for life. You always think of yourself in terms of that. We all do. It's hard to get rid of when you can't play anymore.
Quote examples
Swami Vivekananda
Indian Clergyman
If money help a man to do good to others, it is of some value; but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.
Quote examples
Evelyn Waugh
English Author
Money is only useful when you get rid of it. It is like the odd card in 'Old Maid'; the player who is finally left with it has lost.
Quote examples
Jennifer Connelly
American Actress
Nobody wants to get rid of their life experiences - you are who you are because of them, no matter if they're good or bad.
Quote examples
Rick Harrison
American Businessman
We don't teach kids how to think anymore. We're getting rid of the classics - high school is all about self-esteem.
Quote examples
Will Ferrell
American Comedian
I've never had a yard sale, ever, in my life. I don't know if I ever thought about stuff I would get rid of.
Quote examples
Stephen Henderson
American Actor
To be a member of something. To be a member of something helps get rid of that lonely feeling.
Quote examples
James Whistler
American Artist
The rare few, who, early in life have rid themselves of the friendship of the many.
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