red

red1 [ red ] adjective ***

1. ) something that is red is the same color as blood. If something is similar to this color, you can say that it is a reddish color:

She was wearing bright red lipstick.

Kelly felt her face turn red with embarrassment.

2. ) red hair is a red-brown or orange color

3. ) red wine is dark red or purple in color

4. ) INFORMAL an insulting word meaning SOCIALIST or Communist

get as red as a beet

to get very red in the face, especially when you are embarrassed

go red

to get red in the face because you are embarrassed:

He tried to deny it, but he went very red.

a red rag to a bull BRITISH

something that will make someone very angry

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red

red 2 [ red ] noun **

1. ) count or uncount the color of blood:

She was dressed all in red.

2. ) count INFORMAL an insulting word for a SOCIALIST or Communist

3. ) count or uncount red wine:

I'll have another glass of red, please.

4. ) count a ball that scores one point in a game of SNOOKER

in the red

with more money being spent than there is available:

Their bank account was in the red again.

into/out of the red INFORMAL

into/out of a situation in which you are not making enough money:

The company has gone thousands of dollars into the red.

see red

to become very angry