Boot
Boot verb - To make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way.
Rid
Rid verb - To set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Bond gets rid of him by cutting the laces on his boot, causing Necros to fall to his death still clutching the boot.
Source: Giving Them the Strip - In an episode of Family Guy Stewie falls for his teenage babysitter and gets rid of her boyfriend by tying him up and locking him in Brian's car boot.
Source: Locked Up and Left Behind -
Cowboy Bebop gives us the best way to get rid of a fridge ever, with sparkles and orchestral music to boot.
Source: Mundane Made Awesome / Anime
Cite this Source
Rid and Boot. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/boot/rid
Boot & Rid. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/boot/rid>.
Rid or Boot. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/boot/rid.
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