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get rid of
Overview of verb get-rid-of
The verb get rid of has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) get rid of, remove -- (dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood")
2. (3) eliminate, get rid of, do away with -- (terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics")
3. abolish, get rid of -- (do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia")
Antonyms of verb get-rid-of
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb get-rid-of
3 senses of get rid of
Sense 1
get rid of, remove
Sense 2
eliminate, get rid of, do away with
=> destroy, destruct
=> unmake, undo
Sense 3
abolish, get rid of
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb get-rid-of
3 senses of get rid of
Sense 1
get rid of, remove
=> discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
=> slough off
=> weed out, comb out
=> work off
=> cull
=> dump, ditch
=> unmuzzle
=> deaerate, de-aerate
=> decaffeinate
=> decarbonate
=> decerebrate
=> dechlorinate
=> defat
=> defibrinate
=> degrease
=> deionize
=> delist
=> delocalize
=> deoxygenate
=> destain
=> desulfurize, desulphurize
=> detick
=> devein
=> fettle
=> flesh
=> flense
=> kern
=> pith
=> scum
=> unbridle
Sense 2
eliminate, get rid of, do away with
=> cancel out, wipe out
=> decouple
=> decouple
=> obliterate
=> knock out
=> drown
=> cut out
=> cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise
=> snuff out, extinguish
=> exclude, except, leave out, leave off, omit, take out
Sense 3
abolish, get rid of
=> cashier
=> abrogate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb get-rid-of
3 senses of get rid of
Sense 1
get rid of, remove
Sense 2
eliminate, get rid of, do away with
=> destroy, destruct
Sense 3
abolish, get rid of
'Cause To' of verb get-rid-of
Derived Forms of verb get-rid-of
Domain of verb get-rid-of
Domain Terms of verb get-rid-of
Familiarity of verb get-rid-of
get rid of used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb get-rid-of
3 senses of get rid of
Sense 1
get rid of, remove
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
eliminate, get rid of, do away with
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
abolish, get rid of
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb get-rid-of
1 of 3 senses of get rid of
Sense 2
eliminate, get rid of, do away with
> destroy, destruct
=> kill
=> eliminate, get rid of, do away with
=> self-destruct, self-destroy
=> destruct
=> end
=> fracture
=> wipe out, sweep away
=> interdict
=> demolish, pulverize, pulverise
=> disassemble, dismantle, take apart, break up, break apart
=> level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down
=> uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminate
=> dilapidate
=> demyelinate
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb get-rid-of
Sense 1
get rid of, remove
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Sense 2
eliminate, get rid of, do away with
=> destroy, destruct
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Sense 3
abolish, get rid of
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