red

red  (rd)

n.

1.

a. The hue of the long-wave end of the visible spectrum, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 630 to 750 nanometers; any of a group of colors that may vary in lightness and saturation and whose hue resembles that of blood; one of the additive or light primaries; one of the psychological primary hues.

b. A pigment or dye having a red hue.

c. Something that has a red hue.

2.

a. often Red A Communist.

b. A revolutionary activist.

adj. red·der, red·dest

1. Having a color resembling that of blood.

2. Reddish in color or having parts that are reddish in color: a red dog; a red oak.

3.

a. Having a reddish or coppery skin color.

b. often Red Offensive Of or being a Native American.

4. Having a ruddy or flushed complexion: red with embarrassment.

5. often Red Communist.

Idiom:

in the red

Operating at a loss; in debt.

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[Middle English, from Old English rad; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]

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redly adv.

redness n.

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red

Adjective

[redder, reddest]

1. of a colour varying from crimson to orange; of the colour of blood

2. reddish in colour or having parts or marks that are reddish: red deer

3. flushed in the face from anger or shame

4. (of the eyes) bloodshot

5. (of wine) made from black grapes and coloured by their skins

Noun

1. the colour red; the colour of blood

2. anything red, such as red clothing or red paint: she had dressed in red

3. in the red Informal in debt

4. see red Informal to become very angry [Old English rēad]

redness n
reddish adj

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Red Informal

Noun

a Communist or socialist

Adjective

Communist or socialist

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	red - red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood redness chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour - a color that has hue sanguine - a blood-red color chrome red - a red pigment used in paints; basic lead chromate alizarine red, Turkey red - a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye carmine, cardinal - a variable color averaging a vivid red crimson, deep red, ruby - a deep and vivid red color dark red - a red color that reflects little light purplish red, purplish-red - a red with a tinge of purple cerise, cherry red, cherry - a red the color of ripe cherries orange red, scarlet, vermilion - a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
	2.	Red - a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana Red River Louisiana, Pelican State, LA - a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War OK, Oklahoma, Sooner State - a state in south central United States Lone-Star State, Texas, TX - the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
	3.	red - emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries Bolshevik, bolshie, bolshy, Marxist radical - a person who has radical ideas or opinions
	4.	red - the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year" red ink, loss paper loss - an unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from the investor's cost squeeze - a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer; "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits" amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money - a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"
Adj.	1.	red - of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, reddish, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet, ruddy chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
	2.	red - characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode crimson, violent bloody - having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight"
	3.	red - (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment" red-faced, reddened, flushed, crimson colored, coloured, colorful - having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain"

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red

noun 1. crimson, scarlet, ruby, vermilion, rose, wine, pink, cherry, cardinal, coral, maroon, claret, carmine

adjective 2. crimson, scarlet, ruby, vermilion, rose, wine, pink, cherry, cardinal, coral, maroon, claret, carmine

adjective 3. flushed, embarrassed, blushing, suffused, florid, shamefaced, rubicund

adjective 4. (of hair) chestnut, flaming, reddish, flame-coloured, bay, sandy, foxy, Titian, carroty

adjective 5. bloodshot, inflamed, red-rimmed

adjective 6. rosy, healthy, glowing, blooming, ruddy, roseate in the red (Informal) in debt, bankrupt, on the rocks, insolvent, in arrears, overdrawn, owing money, in deficit, showing a loss, in debit see red (Informal) lose your temper, boil, lose it (informal) seethe, go mad (informal) crack up (informal) lose the plot (informal) go ballistic (slang), chiefly U.S. blow a fuse (slang), chiefly U.S. fly off the handle (informal) become enraged, go off the deep end (informal) wig out (slang) go up the wall (slang) blow your top, lose your rag (slang) be beside yourself with rage (informal) be or get very angry, go off your head (slang) >> adjectives rubicund, ruddy

Translations

red [rɛd] n → rojo

adj → rojo;

to be in the red [account] → estar en números rojos; [business] → tener un saldo negativo;

to give sb the red carpet treatment → recibir a algn con todos los honores

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red [rɛd] n → rouge m;

(Pol) (pej) → rouge m/f

adj → rouge; [hair] → roux(rousse);

in the red [account] → à découvert; [business] → en déficit

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red [rɛd] n → Rot nt;

(pej) (Pol) → Rote(r) f(m)

adj → rot;

to be in the red (business etc) → in den roten Zahlen sein

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red [rɛd] n → rosso;

(POL) (pej) → rosso/a

adj → rosso/a;

in the red [account] → scoperto; [business] → in deficit