Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - red

~1 adj redder, reddest 1 »COLOUR« having the colour of blood or fire  (We painted the door bright red. | a beautiful red rose) 2 »HAIR« hair that is red has an orange-brown colour 3 »SKIN« skin that is red is a bright pink colour, usually only for a short time  (Her cheeks were red with excitement.) 4 »POLITICS« informal communist or extremely left­wing 5 be as red as a beetroot BrE /beet AmE to have a very red face, usually because you are embarrassed 6 like a red rag to a bull BrE very likely to make someone angry or upset  (Just mentioning his ex-wife's name was like a red rag to a bull.) 7 roll out the red carpet/give sb the red carpet treatment to give special treatment to someone important who is visiting you  (He's our best customer, so make sure you give him the red carpet treatment.) 8 a red cent (usually in negatives) AmE informal a very small amount of money  (They'll never be able to pay that - they don't have a red cent! | not worth a red cent) - redness n  (- see also paint the town red paint2 (6)) ~2 n 1 the colour of blood or fire  (Red is often used as a danger sign. | the reds and yellows of the fall trees | The corrections were marked in red. (=in red ink)) 2 red wine  (a nice bottle of red) 3 informal a slightly insulting word for someone who has communist or very left­wing ideas or opinions 4 see red to become very angry  (The way he treated that dog just made me see red.) 5 in the red informal owing more money than you have  (These car payments are going to put me into the red again.)  (- compare be in the black black2 (4))