Nail and Rid

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Nail verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.

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Rid and nail are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rid" instead a verb "Nail".

Nearby Words: nailed, nailer, nailing

Rid verb - To set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers.

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Nail and rid are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nail" instead a verb "Rid".

After many attempts at getting rid of the pink cat, the wife gives up and decides to leave home... only for the Panther to step on another nail, with the wife pulling it out of his foot.

Source: Androcles' Lion
For Want of a Nail: The origin of the parallel realities is the decision Kazuki's father makes when he's told to get rid of the Precursor artifacts found at a construction site.

Source: Anime / Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure
At least one article has been written that suggests that the N-word incident was just the nail in the coffin, and Food Network had already been trying to get rid of her anyway because she didn't draw the 18-49 crowd advertisers love.

Source: Role Ending Misdemeanor

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