Rid and Throw

Rid

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

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

Throw verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.

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Rid and throw are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rid" instead a verb "Throw".

Nearby Words: thrown, throwing, thrower

life	rid life	throw life
people	rid people	throw people
body	rid body	throw body
someone	rid someone	throw someone
Other words: time, way, world, money, game, book, head, enemy, everyone.

A script doctor made them get rid of that, saying "if you ever even suggest that Shirley Temple was the inspiration for the Gettysburg Address, they'll throw rocks at us".

Source: Film / The Littlest Rebel
Kill It with Fire: The main way of getting rid of giblets, shell casings and rubbish; you can either throw them into an incinerator, or in certain maps, burn them away with the Plasma Welder.

Source: Video Game / Viscera Cleanup Detail
Because of this, an alternate interpretation is that he was a Freelancer agent sent to keep an eye on Alpha (and Beta?) who fakes his poor medical skills to throw suspicion off of him... and to be able to get rid of anyone Command doesn't want around anymore.

Source: Alternative Character Interpretation / New Media

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