rid

verb

ˈrid How to pronounce rid (audio)
Definition of ridnext
as in to relieve
to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers worked two jobs to rid himself of debt

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  1. relieve
  2. free
  3. clear
Verb
  • Hormone therapy may relieve some of these, but this comes with many risks and benefits.
    Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Love can improve his decision making, but a better offensive scheme can also relieve some of that pressure to perform perfectly at all times.
    Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of relieve
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  • In the initial wave, hundreds of Palestinian women and children currently held in Israeli prisons will be freed.
    Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
  • If half of your life is intolerable, simply free yourself from it.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of free
Verb
  • Fetterman is a co-sponsor of the Laken Riley Act — an immigration bill aimed at curbing crime by migrants — which cleared its first hurdle toward passage in the Senate last week, when 33 Senate Democrats voted with Republicans in the 84-9 vote Thursday.
    Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
  • While smoke has cleared in most of the areas impacted by the Eaton and Palisades Fires, evacuations and curfews… pic.twitter.com/oxaXFZ9Gjo — CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) January 13, 2025 The wildfires have burned more than 40,000 acres so far across Southern California, Cal Fire said.
    Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of clear
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