rid

transitive verb

To cause (someone) to be free from something; relieve or disencumber.

idiom

(get rid of) To rid oneself of (something); discard or get free of.

To take away; remove, as from a position of trouble or danger; deliver.

To separate or free from anything superfluous or objectionable; disencumber; clear.

To send or drive away; expel; banish.

To clear away; disencumber or clear one’s self of; get rid of.

Specifically— To part from; dispose of; spend.

To get through or over; accomplish; achieve; despatch.

To put out of the way; destroy; kill.

To part; put asunder; separate.