Red

. imp. & p. p. of Read.

To put on order; to make tidy; also, to free from entanglement or embarrassement; -- generally with up; as, to red up a house.

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.

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.

The menses.

the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"