(Get rid of : remove, throw away, trash, or clear away)
A yardsale is a good way to get rid of old toys.
This cream should help you get rid of that rash.
Why won't you get rid of those old, smelly tennis shoes?
He spilled wine on the carpet and I can't get rid of the stain.
Please clean out the refrigerator and get rid of all those leftovers.
We had to get rid of the boss so we could get back to work.
Example sentence - We hope she leaves for college soon so we can be rid of her.
I want to get rid of my junk. How do I get rid of all this junk?
Please get rid of the stinkbugs! She told the exterminator. Do you need to rid your mailbox of junkmail? Don't rid the house of that, she said.
We're having a yard sale to get rid of all the junk we have in the basement.How can we rid the world of war and hatred?In the rainy season we don't get rid of mosquitoes.Dad has tried everything to get rid of the squirrels in his garden.Once we had lice in our home, it was extremely difficult to get rid of it.
He got rid of the vermin using a shovel.
Fumigate means to use certain chemicals to get rid of pests. An example of a sentence using this word would be, The company sent a man out to fumigate the house in order to get rid of the insects.
I got rid of my guinea pigs recently.
Grandma made James cough to get rid of the nasty itch in his throat.
Purge means to get rid of something completely. An example of purge used in a sentence is: I had to purge my former bad habits out of me in order to achieve success.
I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever.
My mom accidently threw away my homework. -discard something you throw away or get rid of.
The farmer washed his car and other chattels to get rid of the volcanic ash that had settled on them.