comparative redder, superlative reddest
1.colourCC having the colour of blood:
We painted the door bright red.
a red balloon
blood-red; ? cherry redat cherry (3), scarlet2.hairCCDCB hair that is red has an orange-brown colour
3.faceCCDC if you go red, your face becomes a bright pink colour, especially because you are embarrassed or angry
go/turn red
Every time you mention his name, she goes bright red.
4.winered wine is a red or purple colour [? white]
5.like a red rag to a bullBritish English also like waving a red flag in front of a bull American English very likely to make someone angry or upset:
Just mentioning his ex-wife's name was like a red rag to a bull.
6.roll out the red carpet/give somebody the red carpet treatmentto give special treatment to an important visitor
7.not one red centAmerican English informal used to emphasize that you mean no money at all:
I wouldn't give him one red cent for that car.
8.politicsinformalPPG communist or extremely left-wing political views - used to show disapproval
—redness noun [uncountable]
paint the town redat paint2 (5)===========================================
red2
1.[uncountable and countable]CC the colour of blood:
I like the way the artist uses red in this painting.
the reds and yellows of the trees
The corrections were marked in red (=in red ink).
2.[uncountable and countable]DFD red wine [? white]:
a nice bottle of red
3.be in the redinformalBF to owe more money than you have [≠ be in the black; ? overdrawn]:
This is the airline's fourth straight year in the red.
4.[countable] informalPPG someone who has communist or very left-wing political opinions - used especially in the past to show disapproval
see redat see1 (35)