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1  [red] noun, adjective, red⋅der, red⋅dest.
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–noun
1. any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nm.
2. something red.
3. (often initial capital letter) a radical leftist in politics, esp. a communist.
4. Informal. red light (def. 1).
5. Informal. red wine: a glass of red.
6. Also called red devil, red bird. Slang. a capsule of the drug secobarbital, usually red in color.
–adjective
7. of the color red.
8. having distinctive areas or markings of red: a red robin.
9. of or indicating a state of financial loss or indebtedness: the red column in the ledger.
10. radically left politically.
11. (often initial capital letter) communist.
12. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of North American Indian peoples: no longer in technical use.
—Idioms
13. in the red, operating at a loss or being in debt (opposed to in the black ): The newspaper strike put many businesses in the red.
14. paint the town red. paint (def. 16).
15. see red, Informal. to become very angry; become enraged: Snobs make her see red.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME red, OE rēad; c. G rot, D rood, ON raudhr, L rūfus, ruber, Gk erythrós; see rubella, rufescent, erythro-

Related forms:
redly, adverb
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red   (rěd)   
n.  

    1. 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.

    2. A pigment or dye having a red hue.

    3. Something that has a red hue.

    4. often Red A Communist.

    5. A revolutionary activist.

    1. often Red A Communist.

    2. 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.

    1. Having a reddish or coppery skin color.

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

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

  5. often Red Communist.


[Middle English, from Old English rēad; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]
red'ly adv., red'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

red  (2)
"Bolshevik," 1917, from red (1), the color they adopted for themselves. Association in Europe of red with revolutionary politics (on notion of blood and violence) is from at least 1297, but got a boost 1793 with adoption of the red Phrygian cap (Fr. bonnet rouge) as symbol of the Fr. Revolution. First specific political reference in Eng. was 1848 (adj.), in news reports of the Second French Republic (a.k.a. Red Republic). The noun meaning "radical, communist" is from 1851.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

red

Of or relating to a firm or the operations of a firm that are deemed unprofitable. The term derives from the color of ink used to show losses on financial statements. Compare black.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2red
Function: noun
1 : a color whose hue resembles that of blood or of the ruby or is that of the long-wave extreme of the visiblespectrum
2 : a pigment or dye that colors red —see CONGO RED, NEUTRAL RED, VITAL RED
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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