01 imp. & p. p. imp. & p. p. of Ride, v. i.
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imp. & p. p. of Ride, v. i.[Archaic] See: Ride“He rid to the end of the village, where he alighted.” — Thackeray.
Entry
5 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Rid
/rĭd/
· IPA /ɹɪd/
02 v. t. To save; to rescue; to deliver; -- with out of.
imp. & p. p.
Rid; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ridding
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To save; to rescue; to deliver; -- with out of.[Obs.]“Deliver the poor and needy; rid them out of the hand of the wicked.” — Ps. lxxxii. 4.
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To free; to clear; to disencumber; -- followed by of.“In never ridded myself of an overmastering and brooding sense of some great calamity traveling toward me.” — De Quincey.
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To drive away; to remove by effort or violence; to make away with; to destroy.[Obs.]“I will red evil beasts out of the land.” — Lev. xxvi. 6.“Death's men, you have rid this sweet young prince!” — Shak.
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To get over; to dispose of; to dispatch; to finish.[R.]“Mirth will make us rid ground faster than if thieves were at our tails.” — J. Webster.
Phrases & compounds
To be rid of —
to be free or delivered from.
To get rid of —
to get deliverance from; to free one's self from.