The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SHED , but the solution may also be ERASE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Get rid of crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHED | 19 % | 4 |
| LOSE | 7 % | 4 |
| DITCH | 7 % | 5 |
| TOSS | 7 % | 4 |
| SCRAP | 6 % | 5 |
| AXE | 5 % | 3 |
| OUST | 5 % | 4 |
| ERASE | 5 % | 5 |
| DISPOSE | 4 % | 7 |
| ABOLISH | 3 % | 7 |
| DUMP | 3 % | 4 |
| DELETE | 2 % | 6 |
| REMOVE | 2 % | 6 |
| PURGE | 2 % | 5 |
| EGEST | 2 % | 5 |
| DROP | 1 % | 4 |
| DEEPSIX | 1 % | 7 |
| UNLOAD | 1 % | 6 |
| DOIN | 1 % | 4 |
| DIVEST | 1 % | 6 |
| XOUT | 1 % | 4 |
| DISCARD | 1 % | 7 |
| END | 1 % | 3 |
| DISPEL | 1 % | 6 |
| THROWOUT | 1 % | 8 |
| SHAKE | 1 % | 5 |
| DROWN | 0 % | 5 |
| BANISH | 0 % | 6 |
| OFFLOAD | 0 % | 7 |
| ROOTOUT | 0 % | 7 |
| CASTASIDE | 0 % | 9 |
| EJECT | 0 % | 5 |
| NIX | 0 % | 3 |
| TOSSOUT | 0 % | 7 |
| DOFF | 0 % | 4 |
| SACK | 0 % | 4 |
| DOAWAYWITH | 0 % | 10 |
| CAN | 0 % | 3 |
| DEEP-SIX | 0 % | 8 |
| TOSSAWAY | 0 % | 8 |
| ERADICATE | 0 % | 9 |
| BOOT | 0 % | 4 |
| ELIMINATE | 0 % | 9 |
| TRASH | 0 % | 5 |
| ZAP | 0 % | 3 |
| OFF-LOAD | 0 % | 8 |
| CUT | 0 % | 3 |
Why may ERASE be the right solution?
"Get rid of" is a clue that indicates removing or eliminating something completely, which aligns with the action of erasing, such as erasing pencil marks on paper.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Get rid of
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- remove
- eliminate
- abolish
- do away with
- removing
- clear out
- removal
- dispose of
- delete
- eliminating
- eradicate
- clear off
Crossword Answer definitions
SHED verb- To part, separate or divide.
- To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, let fall, be divested of.
- To pour; to make flow.
- To allow to flow or fall.
- To radiate, cast, give off (light); see also shed light on.
- To pour forth, give off, impart.
- To fall in drops; to pour.
- To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.
- To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
- An area between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven.
- A distinction or dividing-line.
- A parting in the hair.
- The top of the head.
- An area of land as distinguished from those around it.
- A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut.
- A large temporary open structure for reception of goods.
- An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality.
- (rail transportation) A British Rail Class 66 locomotive.
- To place or allocate a vehicle, such as a locomotive, in or to a depot or shed.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SHED
- Get hair all over the rug
- Lose hair
- Molt
- Place for the lawn mower
- Repel·
- Shelter
- Cast off
- Get rid of
- Hut
- Repel
More clues leading to the result LOSE
- Get trounced
- Mislay
- Place or show
- Take it on the chin
- Come in second
- Finish last
- Finish second
- Give the slip to
- Misplace
- Come in last
More clues leading to the result DITCH
- Moat
- Leave behind, as a "friend"
- Leave behind, as one's "friends" might
- Get rid of
- Trench
- Steeplechase obstacle
- Deep-six
- Throw out
- Small waterway
- Dump
More clues leading to the result TOSS
- Flip of a coin
- Chuck
- Mix, in a way
- Ref's pregame duty
- Sleep restlessly
- Turn's partner
- Call heads or tails
- Have a restless night
- Not sleep peacefully
- Fling
More clues leading to the result SCRAP
More clues leading to the result AXE
- Boot out
- Bunyan's tool
- Cut
- Fire
- Fireman's tool
- Give the boot
- Paul Bunyan's tool
- Show the door to
- Chop
- Cleaver
More clues leading to the result OUST
- Give the boot to
- Give the heave-ho to
- Throw out
- Give the boot (to)
- Send packing
- Eject
- Evict
- Expel
- Unseat
- Unseat or dethrone
More clues leading to the result ERASE
- Rub out
- Clean the slate
- Delete
- Delete a file
- Destroy
- Expunge
- Free up space, in a way
- Get the lead out?
- Wipe away
- Wipe out
More clues leading to the result DISPOSE
- Decide a matter
- Get rid (of)
- Settle, with "of"
- Throw out, with "of"
- Incline
- Decide matters
- Adjust.
- Settle.
- Put in proper order.
- Arrange or settle.
More clues leading to the result ABOLISH
- Wipe out
- Get rid of
- Do away with
- Stamp out
- Put a stop to
- Eliminate
- Put an end to
- Void
- Make illegal
- Do away with.
More clues leading to the result DUMP
- Jettison
- With 77-Across's third word, what this recipe makes
- Get rid of
- Leave in the lurch
- Deep-six
- Hit with a Dear John letter
- Oust without ceremony
- Dilapidated place
- Junkyard
- Landfill
More clues leading to the result DELETE
- Free up space, in a way
- Remove
- Cancel
- Computer key
- Rubout
- Get rid of
- Remove a file
- Strike out
- Strike
- Nullifying keystroke
More clues leading to the result REMOVE
More clues leading to the result PURGE
- Remove from office, soviet-style
- Remove, Soviet-style
- Get rid of
- Prove cathartic
- Eliminate, as undesirables
- Stalinesque sweep
- Political housecleaning
- Political ouster
- Cleanse thoroughly
- Free of guilt
More clues leading to the result EGEST
- Void
- Discharge
- Externalize, in a way .
- Puke up, formally
- Excrete
- Throw out
- Pass off, as sweat
- Discharge from the body
- Expel
- Cast out
More clues leading to the result DROP
- What you wait for the other shoe to do
- Cease to consider
- Discontinue
- Let fall
- Night deposit
- Knock down
- Pine Bros. unit
- __ leaf table
- Plummet
- Stop doing
More clues leading to the result DEEPSIX
- Jettison, as office paper
- Throw out
- Throw overboard
- Get rid of, slangily
- Get rid of
- Junk
- Toss out
- Toss
- Dump
- Chuck
More clues leading to the result UNLOAD
- Foist (on)
- Do a stevedore's job
- Confess to ease stress
- Dump on the market
- Sell in a hurry
- Remove, as cargo
- Dump
- Vent
- Sell off quickly
- Do a longshoreman's job
More clues leading to the result DOIN
More clues leading to the result DIVEST
- Sell off
- Dispossess
- Rid
- Sell off, as stocks
- Strip, as of rights
- Rid (of)
- Get rid (of)
- Strip.
- Deprive.
- Dispossess.
More clues leading to the result XOUT
- Cancel
- Delete
- Eliminate, in a way
- Obliterate
- Strike off a list
- Line through
- Cross off
- Delete, in a way
- Draw a cross over
- Eradicate
More clues leading to the result DISCARD
- Tossed-out king, possibly
- Chuck
- Throw away
- Throw out
- Eighty-six
- Rummy action
- Toss out
- Get rid of
- Term in bridge.
- Bridge term.
More clues leading to the result END
- Break off
- Curling division
- Deep or dead follower
- Finale
- Finis
- Finish
- He may be offensive
- Last gasp
- Sign off
- Wind up
More clues leading to the result DISPEL
- Drive off
- Cause to vanish
- Drive away
- Cause to vanish, as a rumor
- Put to rest
- Put to rest, as rumors
- Scatter
- Drive off, as rumors
- Put to rest, as a rumor
- Disperse.
More clues leading to the result THROWOUT
More clues leading to the result SHAKE
- Ice cream parlor drink
- Deal with one's booty?
- Fountain order
- Lose
- DQ order
- Make up after a fight
- Greet in a way
- Frappe
- Judder
- Quiver
More clues leading to the result DROWN
- Sink
- Feel inundated
- Pour too much syrup on, perhaps
- Render inaudible, with "out"
- Overwhelm
- Audibly overwhelm, with "out"
- Inundate
- Engulf
- Drink away, as sorrows
- Immerse (in), as maple syrup
More clues leading to the result BANISH
- Expel
- Send packing
- Exile
- Officially expel
- Cast out
- Keep out
- Send to Elba
- Forcibly exile
- Send into exile
- Send away
More clues leading to the result OFFLOAD
More clues leading to the result ROOTOUT
- Destroy completely
- Exterminate
- Eradicate
- Extirpate.
- Remove completely.
- Eradicate.
- Exterminate.
- Extirpate
- Dig up
- Eliminate with some effort
More clues leading to the result CASTASIDE
More clues leading to the result EJECT
- Leave the plane suddenly?
- Cassette recorder button
- Oust
- VCR button
- Order to go
- DVD option
- Button for spitting out DVDs
- Send out, in the realm of physical media
- Expel
- Do a bouncer's job
More clues leading to the result NIX
- Veto
- Put the kibosh on
- Refuse to allow
- "No way!"
- Cancel
- Strike from the record
- Shoot down
- Give the thumbs-down to
- Reject
- Turn thumbs-down on
More clues leading to the result TOSSOUT
- Reject
- Chuck
- Eject
- Get rid of
- Throw away
- Fling away.
- Discard.
- Offer for consideration ... or remove from consideration
More clues leading to the result DOFF
- Remove
- Take off
- Take off (one's hat)
- Tip
- Tip your hat
- Remove, as a cap
- Tip politely
- Remove, as one's hat
- Tip, as a hat
- Remove, as a hat
More clues leading to the result SACK
- Sad __ (inept one)
- Give the ax to
- Paper bag
- Potato holder
- Tackle the quarterback
- Ax
- Bag
- Potato purchase
- Container
- Style of loose dress
More clues leading to the result DOAWAYWITH
More clues leading to the result CAN
- Food holder
- Lay off
- Fire
- Pantry item
- Preserve
- Dismiss
- Issue walking papers to
- Recyclable item
- Recycled item
- Soup unit
More clues leading to the result DEEP-SIX
More clues leading to the result TOSSAWAY
More clues leading to the result ERADICATE
- Wipe out
- Purge
- Do away with
- Stamp out
- Do this to ragweed and avoid sneezes
- Extirpate.
- Wipe out.
- Uproot.
- Get rid of.
- Destroy
More clues leading to the result BOOT
- Trunk in Soho
- Trunk?
- Car trunk, to a Brit
- Unceremonious pink slip
- Shape of some novelty beer steins
- 55 Down's shape
- Wellington, for one
- Sorel product
- Ugg product
- Work as a kicker
More clues leading to the result ELIMINATE
- Remove
- Weed out
- Knock out of contention
- Drop
- Cut out
- Scratch
- Get rid of.
- Liquidate.
- "___ the negative."
- Exclude.
More clues leading to the result TRASH
- Dumpster filler
- Badmouth
- Odds and ends
- Ransack, slangily
- Refuse
- Rightmost item on a dock, often
- Treat shoddily, as a hotel room
- Valueless stuff you can make a living collecting
- Vandalize
- Junk
More clues leading to the result ZAP
- Do in with a ray-gun
- Nuke
- Cook in a microwave
- Hit with a ray gun
- Microwave
- Shoot a la Flash Gordon
- Erase a file
- Tase, say
- Classic sci-fi sound
- Cook in the microwave