redred1 /rɛd/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective (comparative redder, superlative reddest) 1
having the color of blood: a bright red dress He drove straight through a red light.2hair that is red is an orange-brown color3skin that is red is a bright pink color: Her cheeks were red with excitement.4red wine has a red or purple color5be/turn as red as a beet to have a very red face, usually because you are embarrassed6not one red cent informal used to emphasize that you mean no money at all: Carter said she wouldn’t pay one red cent of her rent until the landlord fixed her roof.7informal an insulting word meaning communist, used especially in past times [Origin: Old English read]—redness noun [uncountable] → see also paint the town (red) at paint2 (7), red flag, be like waving a red flag in front of a bull at wave1 (7)
having the color of blood: a bright red dress He drove straight through a red light.2hair that is red is an orange-brown color3skin that is red is a bright pink color: Her cheeks were red with excitement.4red wine has a red or purple color5be/turn as red as a beet to have a very red face, usually because you are embarrassed6not one red cent informal used to emphasize that you mean no money at all: Carter said she wouldn’t pay one red cent of her rent until the landlord fixed her roof.7informal an insulting word meaning communist, used especially in past times [Origin: Old English read]—redness noun [uncountable] → see also paint the town (red) at paint2 (7), red flag, be like waving a red flag in front of a bull at wave1 (7)