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Definition of rid : 1. imp. & p. p. of Ride, v. i.
2. of Rid
3. To drive away; to remove by effort or violence; to make away with; to destroy.
4. To free; to clear; to disencumber; - followed by of.
5. To get over; to dispose of; to dispatch; to finish.
6. To save; to rescue; to deliver; - with out of.

Synonyms:

give up, unburden, absolve, dislodge, shake, unblock, unloosen, liberate, disburden, relieve, disencumber, exempt, unfreeze, justify, discharge, disembarrass, unloose, quit, clear, keep, free, loose, shake off, disengage, resign, throw off

delivered

dispel, release, jettison, abandon, dismiss, let go, desert, forgo, disown, leave, relinquish, drop, shed, relegate, cancel, part with, dispose, reject, abdicate, vent, vacate, renounce, waive, forsake, discard, capitulate, disclaim, surrender

Usage examples:

• But I will try and get rid of him for you. - "Europa's Fairy Book", Joseph Jacobs.
• He would risk anything to be rid of them. - "Christopher and Columbus", Countess Elizabeth Von Arnim.
• In the third place, the youth could not for one instant get rid of a strange, unpleasant feeling which was absolutely new to him. - "The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories", Anton Chekhov.