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rid

1  [rid]
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–verb (used with object), rid or rid⋅ded, rid⋅ding.
1. to clear, disencumber, or free of something objectionable (usually fol. by of): I want to rid the house of mice. In my opinion, you'd be wise to rid yourself of the smoking habit.
2. to relieve or disembarrass (usually fol. by of): to rid the mind of doubt.
3. Archaic. to deliver or rescue: to rid them out of bondage; to rid him from his enemies.
—Idioms
4. be rid of, to be free of or no longer encumbered by: to be rid of obligations.
5. get rid of, to eliminate or discard: It's time we got rid of this trash.
Origin:
1150–1200; ME ridden (v.), OE (ge)ryddan to clear (land); c. ON rythja to clear, empty

Related forms:
ridder, noun
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rid

2  [rid]
–verb Archaic.
a pt. and pp. of ride.

ride

  [rahyd] verb, rode or (Archaic) rid; rid⋅den or (Archaic) rid; rid⋅ing; noun
–verb (used without object)
1. to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
2. to be borne along on or in a vehicle or other kind of conveyance.
3. to move or float on the water: the surfboarders riding on the crests of the waves.
4. to move along in any way; be carried or supported: He is riding along on his friend's success. Distress is riding among the people.
5. to have a specified character for riding purposes: The car rides smoothly.
6. to be conditioned; depend (usually fol. by on): All his hopes are riding on getting that promotion.
7. Informal. to continue without interruption or interference: He decided to let the bet ride.
8. to be carried on something, as a litter, a person's shoulders, or the like.
9. to work or move up from the proper place or position (usually fol. by up): Her skirt rode up above her knees.
10. to extend or project over something, as the edge of one thing over the edge of another thing.
11. to turn or rest on something: the great globe of the world riding on its axis.
12. to appear to float in space, as a heavenly body: A blood-red moon rode in the cloudless sky.
13. to lie at anchor, as a ship.
–verb (used with object)
14. to sit on and manage (a horse, bicycle, etc.) so as to be carried along.
15. to sit or move along on (something); be carried or borne along on: The ship rode the waves. We ride a bus.
16. to ride over, along, or through (a road, boundary, region, etc.); traverse.
17. to ridicule or harass persistently: The boys keep riding him about his poor grades.
18. to control, dominate, or tyrannize over: a man ridden by fear; a country that is ridden by a power-mad dictator.
19. to cause to ride.
20. to carry (a person) on something as if on a horse: He rode the child about on his back.
21. to execute by riding: to ride a race.
22. to rest on, esp. by overlapping.
23. to keep (a vessel) at anchor or moored.
24. Jazz. to play improvisations on (a melody).
–noun
25. a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
26. a means of or arrangement for transportation by motor vehicle: We'll handle rides to be sure everyone gets home quickly.
27. the vehicle used for transportation: I've got to hang up now—my ride's here.
28. a vehicle or device, as a Ferris wheel, roller coaster, or merry-go-round, on which people ride for amusement.
29. a way, road, etc., made esp. for riding.
—Verb phrase
30. ride out,
a. to sustain (a gale, storm, etc.) without damage, as while riding at anchor.
b. to sustain or endure successfully.
—Idioms
31. ride down,
a. to trample or overturn by riding upon or against.
b. to ride up to; overtake; capture: The posse rode down the escaping bank robber.
c. Nautical. to bear down upon (a rope of a tackle) with all one's weight.
32. ride for a fall, to conduct oneself so as to invite misfortune or injury.
33. ride herd on. herd 1 (def. 6).
34. ride shotgun. shotgun (def. 9).
35. ride the beam, Aeronautics. to fly along the course indicated by a radio beam.
36. take for a ride, Slang.
a. to murder, esp. by abducting the victim for that purpose.
b. to deceive; trick: It was obvious to everyone but me that I was being taken for a ride.
Origin:
bef. 900; 1915–20 for def. 17; ME riden (v.), OE rīdan; c. OFris rīda, G reiten, ON rītha; akin to OIr ríad journey (cf. palfrey, rheda ). See road

Synonyms:
2. See drive.
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rid   (rĭd)   
tr.v.   rid or rid·ded, rid·ding, rids
To free from: He was finally able to rid himself of all financial worries.

[Middle English ridden, from Old Norse rydhja, to clear land, from hrjōdha, to strip, clear.]
rid'der n.
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Slang Dictionary
ride

  1. n.
    a car. : Do you care if I leave my ride parked in your driveway?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Word Origin & History

rid 
c.1200, from O.N. ryðja (past tense ruddi, past participle ruddr) "to clear (land) of obstructions," from P.Gmc. *reudijanan (cf. O.H.G. riuten, Ger. reuten "to clear land," O.Fris. rothia "to clear," O.E. -royd "clearing," common in northern place names). The general sense of "to make (something) free (of something else)" emerged by 1565. Senses merged somewhat with Northern Eng., Scot., and U.S. dial redd. Riddance is attested from 1535.

ride 
O.E. ridan "ride" (as on horseback), "move forward, rock" (class I strong verb; past tense rad, pp. riden), from P.Gmc. *ridanan (cf. O.N. riða, O.Fris. rida, M.Du. riden, Ger. reiten), from PIE *reidh- "to ride" (cf. O.Ir. riadaim "I travel," O.Gaul. reda "chariot"). Meaning "heckle" is from 1912; that of "have sex with (a woman)" is from 1250; that of "dominate cruelly" is from 1583. The noun is first recorded 1759; slang meaning "a motor vehicle" is recorded from 1930; sense of "amusement park device" is from 1934. To ride out "endure (a storm, etc.) without great damage" is from 1529. To ride shotgun is 1963, from Old West stagecoach custom in the movies. To ride shank's mare "walk" is from 1846. To take (someone) for a ride "tease, mislead, cheat," is first attested 1925, Amer.Eng., possibly from underworld sense of "take on a car trip with intent to kill" (1927). Phrase go along for the ride "join in passively" is from 1960. A ride cymbal (1956) is used by jazz drummers for keeping up continuous rhythm, as opposed to a crash cymbal (ride as "rhythm" in jazz slang is recorded from 1936).
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Idioms & Phrases

rid

see get rid of.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
RID

  1. radial immunodiffusion

  2. Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

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