Rids vs Rips - What's the difference?

rids | rips |

As verbs the difference between rids and rips

is that rids is (rid) while rips is (rip).

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Fusion of (etyl) . More at redd.

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

I’m glad to be rid of that stupid nickname.

To free from something.

We're trying to rid the world of poverty.

1170', King Henry II (offhand remark) — "Will no one ' rid me of this troublesome priest?"

* 2014 , Jacob Steinberg, " Wigan shock Manchester City in FA Cup again to reach semi-finals", The Guardian , 9 March 2014:

All the billions in the world and Manchester City still cannot rid themselves of the most persistent thorn in their side.

* get rid of

(head)

(obsolete) (ride)

* Thackeray

He rid to the end of the village, where he alighted.

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