Rid and Wipe

Rid

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

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

Wipe verb - Rub with a circular motion.

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Rid and wipe are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rid" instead a verb "Wipe".

Nearby Words: wiped, wiper, wiping

humanity	rid humanity	wipe humanity
life	rid life	wipe life
someone	rid someone	wipe someone
land	rid land	wipe land
Other words: time, earth, world, country, map, hair, planet, city, galaxy, enemy, everyone, times, japan.

The Shoggoth it summons will wipe the floor with everything else on the level, but the Shoggoth is also hostile to you and impossible to get rid of.

Source: Videogame / Eldritch
Sulu plots to get rid of both Kirk and Spock, but suddenly finds himself badly outnumbered when Marlena uses the Tantalus Field to wipe out his men.

Source: The Starscream
Godzilla Threshold: In order to finally get rid of Kain in the first movie, Washu resorts to using a Doomsday Device designed to wipe out a galaxy.

Source: Anime / Tenchi Muyo!

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