transitive. To cast out or drive away; to expel. Obsolete.

to be rid of (also †on): to be freed or relieved from (a troublesome or unwanted thing or person).

transitive. To thrust off.

†To set (a person) free from, relieve of (something troublesome). Obsolete except in passive (dialect and colloquial) to be, get shut of, (dialect) sh…

transitive. to claw off. To get rid of (as an itch by clawing), to get free from.

To become, or succeed in becoming; to make oneself; to grow (with comparatives); to come to be. intransitive. With adjective as complement. Also…

transitive. To drive out or away (a disease, etc.); to dispel; to efface, obliterate; to do away with, get rid of. Obsolete.

to get rid of: to remove or dispose of (a troublesome or unwanted thing or person).

transitive. To free or rid of something undesirable or troublesome; to release from a debt or obligation. Chiefly with person as object. Obsolete.

intransitive. to get off with: to get rid of, have done with. Obsolete.

transitive. slang (originally cant). To dispose of (something) hastily or quickly; esp. to get rid of (something stolen or incriminating) in…

colloquial (originally dialect). In passive, to be rid of. Cf. shut, v. 11.

Esp. in to get (also be, stay) shet of; = shut, adj. Cf. shut, v. 11a.

transferred and figurative. To remove, throw or strip off, get rid of (also occasionally used outside North America).

figurative. To push aside or out of the way; to side-track; also, to get rid of.

Originally U.S. To get rid of, cast off (a person); to give up (a habit). Also, to give (a person) the slip; to jilt; occasionally to abandon (a…

to dust off. To bring to ruin, defeat, kill; to discard, get rid of. slang (originally U.S.).