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GET RID OF
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Terminate, end, or take out
Example:
eliminate my debts
Synonyms:
do away with; eliminate; extinguish; get rid of
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "get rid of" is one way to...):
destroy; destruct (do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "get rid of"):
except; exclude; leave off; leave out; omit; take out (prevent from being included or considered or accepted)
extinguish; snuff out (put an end to; kill)
cut; prune; rationalise; rationalize (weed out unwanted or unnecessary things)
cut out (delete or remove)
drown (get rid of as if by submerging)
knock out (eliminate)
obliterate (do away with completely, without leaving a trace)
decouple (eliminate airborne shock waves from (an explosive))
decouple (reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another))
cancel out; wipe out (wipe out the effect of something)
Sentence frames:
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Sense 2
Meaning:
Dispose of
Example:
The company got rid of all the dead wood
Synonyms:
get rid of; remove
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "get rid of"):
deionize (remove ions from)
delist (remove (a security) from listing at a stock exchange)
delocalize (remove from the proper or usual locality)
deoxygenate (remove oxygen from (water))
destain (remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast)
desulfurize; desulphurize (remove sulfur from)
detick (free (a pet) of ticks)
devein (remove the dark dorsal vein of (a shrimp))
fettle (remove mold marks or sand from (a casting))
flesh (remove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture)
flense (strip the blubber or skin from (a whale or seal))
kern (remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters))
pith (remove the pith from (a plant))
scum (remove the scum from)
unbridle (remove the bridle from (a horse or mule))
cast aside; cast away; cast out; chuck out; discard; dispose; fling; put away; throw away; throw out; toss; toss away; toss out (throw or cast away)
slough off (discard as undesirable)
comb out; weed out (remove unwanted elements)
work off (cause to go away through effort or work)
cull (remove something that has been rejected)
ditch; dump (sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly)
unmuzzle (remove the muzzle from (a dog))
de-aerate; deaerate (remove air or gas from)
decaffeinate (remove caffeine from (coffee))
decarbonate (remove carbon dioxide from)
decerebrate (remove the cerebrum from (a human body))
dechlorinate (remove chlorine from (water))
defat (remove the fat from)
defibrinate (remove fibrin from (blood))
degrease (remove grease or oil from (a pan))
Sentence frames:
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Sense 3
Meaning:
Do away with
Example:
Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia
Synonyms:
abolish; get rid of
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "get rid of"):
cashier (discard or do away with)
abrogate (revoke formally)
Sentence frames:
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Context examples:
“Don't be alarmed,” said I. “There's nothing to be afraid of. Step into a shop, and I'll soon get rid of this fellow.”
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Diuretics help the body get rid of extra fluid and salt.
(Diuretic, NCI Dictionary)
It also helps get rid of toxic substances.
(Metabolite, NCI Dictionary)
Metabolism also helps get rid of toxic substances.
(Intermediary Metabolic Process, NCI Dictionary)
Israel could move about, he was now armed, and if he had been at so much trouble to get rid of me, it was plain that I was meant to be the victim.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
“It has a disagreeable look to me. I must get rid of every thing. There it goes, and there is an end, thank Heaven! of Mr. Elton.”
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
These men have forced their way into my house, and I cannot get rid of them. Help me to put them out.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Your body has no natural way to get rid of the extra iron. It stores it in body tissues, especially the liver, heart, and pancreas.
(Hemochromatosis, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Pesticides can help get rid of them.
(Pesticides, Environmental Protection Agency)
To get rid of waste material from the blood, tissues, or organs by a normal discharge (such as sweat, urine, or stool).
(Excrete, NCI Dictionary)
