red

Universal Words adjective, noun adjective (redder, reddest) (informal) 1 having the colour of blood or fire: a red car / sunset * The lights (= traffic lights) changed to red before I could get across. 2 (of the eyes) BLOODSHOT (= with thin lines of blood in them) or surrounded by red or very pink skin: Her eyes were red from crying. 3 (of the face) bright red or pink, especially because you are angry, embarrassed or ashamed: He stammered something and went very red in the face. 4 (of hair or an animal's fur) reddish-brown in colour: a red-haired girl * red deer / squirrels seealsoREDHEAD 5 (informal) (sometimes disapproving, politics) having very LEFT-WING political opinions comparePINK redness noun [U,sing.]: You may notice redness and swelling after the injection. IDIOMS red in tooth and claw involving opposition or competition that is violent and without pity: nature, red in tooth and claw a red rag to a bull something that is likely to make sb very angry: If you criticize him, it's like a red rag to a bull-he gets absolutely furious. moreatPAINTv. noun 1 [C,U] the colour of blood or fire: She often wears red. * the reds and browns of the woods in the fall (= of the leaves) * I've marked the corrections in red (= in red ink). * The traffic lights were on red. 2 [U,C] red wine: Would you prefer red or white? * an Italian red 3 [C] (informal) (disapproving, politics) a person with very LEFT-WING political opinions comparePINKO IDIOMS be in the red (informal) to owe money to your bank because you have spent more than you have in your account: The company has plunged $37 million into the red. * My account is $100 in the red. compareBEINTHEBLACK see red (informal) to become very angry: People who drop litter make me see red.