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rid

/ˈɹɪd/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To free (something) from a hindrance or annoyance.
  2. To banish.
  3. To kill.
  4. Released from an obligation, problem, etc. (usually followed by of).
  5. To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.
  6. To be transported in a vehicle; to travel as a passenger.
  7. (chiefly US and South Africa) To transport (someone) in a vehicle.
  8. Of a ship: to sail, to float on the water.
  9. To be carried or supported by something lightly and quickly; to travel in such a way, as though on horseback.
  10. To traverse by riding.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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