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red adj (redder, reddest) 1 referring to the colour of blood, or a colour similar to it. 2 said of hair, fur, etc: of a colour which varies between a golden brown and a deep reddish-brown. 3 said of the eyes: bloodshot or with red rims. 4 having a red or flushed face, especially from shame or anger, or from physical exertion. 5 said of wine: made with black grapes whose skins colour the wine a deep red. 6 derog colloq communist. 7 chiefly colloq (Red) relating to the former USSR; Soviet • the Red Army.
ETYMOLOGY: 19c: originally referring to the colour of a socialist or communist party badge, and associated with the blood and fire of revolution. 8 indicating the most extreme urgency. See red alert. noun 1 the colour of blood, or a similar shade. 2 red dye or paint. 3 red material or clothes. 4 the red traffic light, a sign that cars should stop. 5 anything red. 6 (usually be in the red) the debit side of an account; the state of being in debt, eg to a bank. Compare black (noun 6). 7 derog colloq (often Red) a communist or socialist. reddish and (colloq) reddy adj somewhat red. redly adverb. redness noun. paint the town red colloq to go out to enjoy oneself in a lively, noisy and often drunken way. see red colloq to become angry. See also redden.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon read.

red adj (redder, reddest) 1 referring to the colour of blood, or a colour similar to it. 2 said of hair, fur, etc: of a colour which varies between a golden brown and a deep reddish-brown. 3 said of the eyes: bloodshot or with red rims. 4 having a red or flushed face, especially from shame or anger, or from physical exertion. 5 said of wine: made with black grapes whose skins colour the wine a deep red. 6 derog colloq communist. 7 chiefly colloq (Red) relating to the former USSR; Soviet • the Red Army.
ETYMOLOGY: 19c: originally referring to the colour of a socialist or communist party badge, and associated with the blood and fire of revolution. 8 indicating the most extreme urgency. See red alert. noun 1 the colour of blood, or a similar shade. 2 red dye or paint. 3 red material or clothes. 4 the red traffic light, a sign that cars should stop. 5 anything red. 6 (usually be in the red) the debit side of an account; the state of being in debt, eg to a bank. Compare black (noun 6). 7 derog colloq (often Red) a communist or socialist. reddish and (colloq) reddy adj somewhat red. redly adverb. redness noun. paint the town red colloq to go out to enjoy oneself in a lively, noisy and often drunken way. see red colloq to become angry. See also redden.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon read.

red adj (redder, reddest) 1 referring to the colour of blood, or a colour similar to it. 2 said of hair, fur, etc: of a colour which varies between a golden brown and a deep reddish-brown. 3 said of the eyes: bloodshot or with red rims. 4 having a red or flushed face, especially from shame or anger, or from physical exertion. 5 said of wine: made with black grapes whose skins colour the wine a deep red. 6 derog colloq communist. 7 chiefly colloq (Red) relating to the former USSR; Soviet • the Red Army.
ETYMOLOGY: 19c: originally referring to the colour of a socialist or communist party badge, and associated with the blood and fire of revolution. 8 indicating the most extreme urgency. See red alert. noun 1 the colour of blood, or a similar shade. 2 red dye or paint. 3 red material or clothes. 4 the red traffic light, a sign that cars should stop. 5 anything red. 6 (usually be in the red) the debit side of an account; the state of being in debt, eg to a bank. Compare black (noun 6). 7 derog colloq (often Red) a communist or socialist. reddish and (colloq) reddy adj somewhat red. redly adverb. redness noun. paint the town red colloq to go out to enjoy oneself in a lively, noisy and often drunken way. see red colloq to become angry. See also redden.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon read.