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red

15 definitions • 16 examples
1
of the colour of fresh blood:

Examples:

red lipstick
The dress was bright red.
2
used to describe hair that is an orange-brown colour
3
If you go/turn red, your face becomes red because you are angry or embarrassed:

Examples:

Look, you've embarrassed him - he's gone bright red!
4
If your eyes are red, the white part of your eyes and the skin around your eyes is red, because of crying, tiredness, too much alcohol, etc.
5
the colour of fresh blood:

Examples:

She uses a lot of reds and pinks in her paintings.
I've always worn a lot of red.
She was dressed all in red.
6
a person who has socialist or communist political opinions
7

Examples:

People are accusing each other of being "Red spies".
The Red Scare of the 1950s consisted of a panic-stricken fear of communism.
8
(of) the color of fresh blood:

Examples:

red gloves
[ U ] She wore red.
[ C ] These reds don’t match.
9
Red is also the color of light with the longest waves that humans can see.
10
a communist (= a person who believes in shared ownership of property and control of the methods of production)
11
a company or organization that is in the red has lost money in a particular period:

Examples:

Currently the group is in the red by $1.7 million.
12
shares that are in the red have fallen in value:

Examples:

Almost all stocks on the FTSE 250 were in the red and the index finished 426.8 points lower.
13
a bank account that is in the red has an amount that is less than zero:

Examples:

Increasing numbers of people are finding their bank balances in the red once they've paid their monthly bills.
14
into a situation where you are losing money after making a profit:

Examples:

go/fall/slide into the red Many technology firms have fallen deep into the red after a collapse in revenues from the telecoms industry.
15
if a stock market goes into the red, it falls to a value that is below the one at which it started:

Examples:

go/fall/slide into the red Stock markets slid into the red by late morning.

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