get_rid_of (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 3 senses of the expression *get rid of*:
VERB	possession	get rid of, remove	dispose of
change	get rid of, extinguish, eliminate, do away with	terminate, end, or take out
social	get rid of, abolish	do away with

English > *get rid of*: 3 senses > verb 1, possession
Meaning	dispose of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Example	"Get rid of these old shoes!"
Synonym	remove
Narrower	cull	Remove something that has been rejected
	deaerate, de-aerate	Remove air or gas from
	decaffeinate	Remove caffeine from (coffee)
	decarbonate	Remove carbon dioxide from
	decerebrate	Remove the cerebrum from (a human body)
	dechlorinate	Remove chlorine from (water)
	defat	Remove the fat / fat from
	defibrinate	Remove fibrin from (blood)
	degrease	Remove grease or oil from (a pan)
	deionize	Remove ions from
	delist	remove (a security) from listing at a stock exchange
	delocalize	Remove from the proper or usual locality
	deoxygenate	Remove oxygen from (water)
	destain	Remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast
	desulfurize, desulphurize	Remove sulfur from
	detick	Free (a pet) of ticks
	devein	Remove the dark dorsal vein of (a shrimp)
	discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away	throw or cast away
	dump, ditch	sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
	fettle	Remove mold marks or sand from (a casting)
	flense	strip the blubber or skin from (a whale or seal)
	flesh	Remove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture
	kern	Remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters)
	pith	Remove the pith from (a plant)
	scum	Remove the scum from
	slough off	Discard as undesirable
	unbridle	Remove the bridle from (a horse or mule)
	unmuzzle	Remove the muzzle from (a dog)
	weed out, comb out	Remove unwanted elements
	work off	Cause to go away through effort or work
Spanish	apartar, deshacerse, eliminar, extirpar, quitar, remover, retirar, suprimir
Catalan	apartar, desfer-se de, desfer-se, eliminar, extirpar, suprimir, treure

English > *get rid of*: 3 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	Terminate, end, or take out.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	extinguish, eliminate, do away with
Entailed by	screen	Examine methodically
Narrower	cancel out, wipe out	wipe out the effect of something
	cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise	weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
	cut out	Delete or remove
	decouple	Reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another)
	decouple	Eliminate airborne shock waves from (an explosive)
	drown	Get rid of as if by submerging / submerging
	exclude, except, leave out, leave off, omit, take out	prevent from being included or considered or accepted
	knock out	Eliminate
	obliterate	Do away with completely, without leaving a trace
	snuff out, extinguish	put an end to
Broader	destroy, destruct	Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
Spanish	acabar con, desembarazarse, deshacerse, eliminar, extinguir, librarse de
Catalan	desembarassar-se, desempallegar-se, eliminar

English > *get rid of*: 3 senses > verb 3, social
Meaning	Do away with.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonym	abolish
Narrower	abrogate	revoke formally
Narrower	cashier	discard or do away with
Opposite	establish, set up, found, launch	Set up or found
Spanish	abolir, abrogar, derogar, eliminar, suprimir
Catalan	abolir, abrogar, derogar, suprimir

HyperDic: get_rid_of