Rid
Rid verb - To set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers.
Strip
Strip verb - To remove clothing from.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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He has also said that he got rid of Cutter John because he found it too hard to draw a wheelchair within the confines of a comic strip.
Source: Comic Strip / Bloom County - Until the end of the strip, that is, when a budget cut finally gave the Principal a legitimate excuse to get rid of him.Frumpy: You're enjoying [firing me], aren't you?
Source: Comic Strip / Frumpy The Clown - You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Most of the PC Agents have a strip of colored hair that they can't get rid of.
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