. 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.