rid

RID, pret of ride.RID, verb transitive preterit tense rid; participle passive id.1. To free; to deliver; properly, to separate, and thus to deliver or save.That he might rid him out of their hands. Genesis 37:22.I will rid you out of their bondage. Exodus 6:6.2. To separate; to drive away.I will rid evil beasts out of the land. Leviticus 26:6.[This use is not common.]3. To free; to clear; to disencumber; as, to rid one of his care. It is not easy to rid the sea of pirates.Resolv'd at once to rid himself of pain.4. To dispatch.For willingness rids away.5. To drive away; to remove by violence; to destroy.Ah death's men! you have rid this sweet young prince.RID, pp or adjective Free; clear; as, to be rid of trouble.To get rid of, to free one's self