Released from an obligation, problem, etc. (usually followed by of).

(transitive) To free (something) from a hindrance or annoyance. / (transitive, chiefly obsolete) To banish. / (transitive, obsolete) To kill.

(obsolete or nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of ride

present participle of rid

simple past tense of rid

Acronym of recognition, intrusion and distraction: three reasons why a lifeguard may fail to notice a person drowning. Specifically: they may fail to recognise the instinctive drowning response; they may have additional duties that intrude on lifeguarding; and they may be distracted.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rid

(transitive, idiomatic) to rid oneself of; dispose (of); to remove; to abolish; to lose

(idiomatic, transitive) to empty, clear out

(idiomatic, transitive) to clear out, empty