Rid
Rid verb - To set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Benson from Regular Show always threatens to fire Mordecai and Rigby, and it's often for stupid reasons, such as not taking a cart to the junkyard or not getting rid of junk mail.
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An episode of Mike, Lu & Og has one (with a Canine Companion) delivering air mail to the island who was undeterred by a ferocious storm and Lu's attempts to get rid of the "invader".
Source: Unstoppable Mailman -
After the swear words have been making nuisances of themselves for a while, the Moomins get rid of them by, as a practical joke, wrapping them up and sending them by mail to an old, prissy aunt.
Source: Symbol Swearing
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