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Webster 1913 Edition
Rid
Rid
,[Archaic]
He
rid
to the end of the village, where he alighted. Thackeray.
Rid
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Rid
or Ridded
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ridding
.] [OE.
ridden
, redden
, AS. hreddan
to deliver, liberate; akin to D. & LG. redden
, G. retten
, Dan. redde
, Sw. rädda
, and perhaps to Skr. [GREEK]rath
to loosen.] 1.
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.
2.
To free; to clear; to disencumber; – followed by of.
“Rid all the sea of pirates.” Shak.
In never
ridded
myself of an overmastering and brooding sense of some great calamity traveling toward me. De Quincey.
3.
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! Shakespeare
4.
To get over; to dispose of; to dispatch; to finish.
[R.]
“Willingness rids way.” Shak.
Mirth will make us
rid
ground faster than if thieves were at our tails. J. Webster.
To be rid of
, to be free or delivered from.
– To get rid of
, to get deliverance from; to free one's self from.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rid
RID
, pret of ride.RID
,Verb.
T.
1.
To free; to deliver; properly, to separate, and thus to deliver or save.That he might rid him out of their hands. Gen. 37.
I will rid you out of their bondage. Ex. 6.
2.
To separate; to drive away.I will rid evil beasts out of the land. Lev. 26.
[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 a. Free; clear; as, to be rid of trouble.To get rid of, to free one's self.