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red - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'red' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Red
- . imp. & p. p. of Read.
2 . Red [ a.]
- The menses.
3 . Red [ n.]
- The color of blood, or of that part of the spectrum farthest from violet, or a tint resembling these.
- A red pigment.
- An abbreviation for Red Republican. See under Red, a.
4 . Red [ superl.]
- Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part.
5 . Red [ v. t.]
- To put on order; to make tidy; also, to free from entanglement or embarrassement; -- generally with up; as, to red up a house.

Meaning of 'red' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . red [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
Example in sentence:
  • the company operated at a loss last year;
  • the company operated in the red last year
2 . red [ s]
Meaning (2):
- characterized by violence or bloodshed
Example in sentence:
  • convulsed with red rage;
  • fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing;
  • writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days
Meaning (3):
- (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
Example in sentence:
  • crimson with fury;
  • flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment;
  • red-faced and violent;
  • turned red from exertion;
  • with puffy reddened eyes