get rid of vs throw out

throw out vs get rid of

get rid of and throw out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
get rid of	No	No	Yes	No
throw out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, throw out is a hyponym of get rid of; that is, throw out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than get rid of:

get rid of: dispose of
throw out: throw or cast away

Other hyponyms of get rid of include cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, toss, toss away, toss out, slough off, comb out, weed out, work off, cull, ditch, dump, unmuzzle, de-aerate, deaerate, decaffeinate, decarbonate, decerebrate, dechlorinate, defat, defibrinate, degrease, delist, delocalize, deoxygenate, destain, desulfurize, desulphurize, detick, devein, fettle, flesh, flense, kern, pith, scum, unbridle.

get rid of (verb)	throw out (verb)
terminate, end, or take out	bring forward for consideration or acceptance
dispose of	cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
do away with	throw or cast away
	remove from a position or office
	force to leave or move out

Difference between get rid of and throw out

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