rid
Followed by of: to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance.
Other meanings
Followed by away, from, or out of: to remove (oneself or someone, or something, that is annoying, troublesome, or unwanted).
Of work: to be completed.
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "ridden".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “rid” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.