1. [n]  the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
2. [n]  a tributary of the Mississippi River
3. [n]  emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
4. [adj]  characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode
5. [adj]  red with or characterized by blood; "waving our red weapons o'er our heads"- Shakespeare; "The Red Badge of Courage"; "the red rules of tooth and claw"- P.B.Sears
6. [adj]  having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
7. [adj]  (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment"
8. [adj]  (used of hair or fur) of a reddish brown color; "red deer"; "reddish hair"
9. [adj]  (of wine) deep reddish in color; "a red wine such as a claret or burgundy"; "a pinot noir is a red burgundy"

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When his dog is shot by some young hoods who were in the middle of a robbery, Avery Ludlow is appalled by the callous disregard shown by the shooters. Seeking an apology, however, moves him into the path of a ruthless real estate developer with a rather sinister agenda. With every setback, Avery finds his need for revenge slowly growing and drawing him ever closer to the inevitable showdown.

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1. \Red\ (r[e^]d), obs.
   . imp. & p. p. of {Read}. --Spenser.
   

2. \Red\, v. t.
   To put on order; to make tidy; also, to free from
   entanglement or embarrassement; -- generally with up; as, to
   red up a house. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
   

3. \Red\, a. [Compar. {Redder} (-d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE.
   red, reed, AS. re['a]d, re['o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries.
   r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw.
   r["o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r['a]uds, W.
   rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber, rufus, Gr.
   'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus. [root]113.
   Cf. {Erysipelas}, {Rouge}, {Rubric}, {Ruby}, {Ruddy},
   {Russet}, {Rust}.]
   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. ``Fresh
   flowers, white and reede.'' --Chaucer.
         Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose.
                                                  --Shak.
   Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades
         or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red,
         and the like.
   Note: Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining
         compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced,
         red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed,
         red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted.
   {Red admiral} (Zo["o]l.), a beautiful butterfly ({Vanessa
      Atalanta}) common in both Europe and America. The front
      wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva
      feeds on nettles. Called also {Atlanta butterfly}, and
      {nettle butterfly}.
   {Red ant}. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) A very small ant ({Myrmica molesta}) which often infests
       houses.
   (b) A larger reddish ant ({Formica sanquinea}), native of
       Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making
       species.
   {Red antimony} (Min.), kermesite. See {Kermes mineral}
   (b), under {Kermes}.
   {Red ash} (Bot.), an American tree ({Fraxinus pubescens}),
      smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber.
      --Cray.
   {Red bass}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Redfish}
   (d) .
   {Red bay} (Bot.), a tree ({Persea Caroliniensis}) having the
      heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United
      States.
   {Red beard} (Zo["o]l.), a bright red sponge ({Microciona
      prolifera}), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local,
      U.S.]
   {Red birch} (Bot.), a species of birch ({Betula nigra})
      having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored
      wood. --Gray.
   {Red blindness}. (Med.) See {Daltonism}.
   {Red book}, a book containing the names of all the persons in
      the service of the state. [Eng.]
   {Red book of the Exchequer}, an ancient record in which are
      registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam
      in the time of Henry II. --Brande & C.
   {Red brass}, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and
      three of zinc.
   {Red bug}. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and
       produces great irritation by its bites.
   (b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus {Pyrrhocoris},
       especially the European species ({P. apterus}), which is
       bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree trunks.
   (c) See {Cotton stainder}, under {Cotton}.
   {Red cedar}. (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree
      ({Juniperus Virginiana}) having a fragrant red-colored
      heartwood.
   (b) A tree of India and Australia ({Cedrela Toona}) having
       fragrant reddish wood; -- called also {toon tree} in
       India.
   {Red chalk}. See under {Chalk}.
   {Red copper} (Min.), red oxide of copper; cuprite.
   {Red coral} (Zo["o]l.), the precious coral ({Corallium
      rubrum}). See Illusts. of {Coral} and {Gorgonlacea}.
   {Red cross}. The cross of St. George, the national emblem of
      the English.
   (b) The Geneva cross. See {Geneva convention}, and {Geneva
       cross}, under {Geneva}.
   {Red currant}. (Bot.) See {Currant}.
   {Red deer}. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) The common stag ({Cervus elaphus}), native of the forests
       of the temperate parts of Europe and Asia. It is very
       similar to the American elk, or wapiti.
   (b) The Virginia deer. See {Deer}.
   {Red duck} (Zo["o]l.), a European reddish brown duck
      ({Fuligula nyroca}); -- called also {ferruginous duck}.
   {Red ebony}. (Bot.) See {Grenadillo}.
   {Red empress} (Zo["o]l.), a butterfly. See {Tortoise shell}.
   {Red fir} (Bot.), a coniferous tree ({Pseudotsuga Douglasii})
      found from British Columbia to Texas, and highly valued
      for its durable timber. The name is sometimes given to
      other coniferous trees, as the Norway spruce and the
      American {Abies magnifica} and {A. nobilis}.
   {Red fire}. (Pyrotech.) See {Blue fire}, under {Fire}.
   {Red flag}. See under {Flag}.
   {Red fox} (Zo["o]l.), the common American fox ({Vulpes
      fulvus}), which is usually reddish in color.
   {Red grouse} (Zo["o]l.), the Scotch grouse, or ptarmigan. See
      under {Ptarmigan}.
   {Red gum}, or {Red gum-tree} (Bot.), a name given to eight
      Australian species of {Eucalyptus} ({Eucalyptus
      amygdalina}, {resinifera}, etc.) which yield a reddish gum
      resin. See {Eucalyptus}.
   {Red hand} (Her.), a left hand appaum['e], fingers erect,
      borne on an escutcheon, being the mark of a baronet of the
      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; -- called
      also {Badge of Ulster}.
   {Red herring}, the common herring dried and smoked.
   {Red horse}. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially
       {Moxostoma macrolepidotum} and allied species.
   (b) See the Note under {Drumfish}.
   {Red lead}.
   (Chem) See under {Lead}, and {Minium}.
   {Red-lead ore}. (Min.) Same as {Crocoite}.
   {Red liquor} (Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of
      aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of
      dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used
      originally for red dyestuffs. Called also {red mordant}.
   {Red maggot} (Zo["o]l.), the larva of the wheat midge.
   {Red manganese}. (Min.) Same as {Rhodochrosite}.
   {Red man}, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his
      color.
   {Red maple} (Bot.), a species of maple ({Acer rubrum}). See
      {Maple}.
   {Red mite}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Red spider}, below.
   {Red mulberry} (Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple
      color ({Morus rubra}).
   {Red mullet} (Zo["o]l.), the surmullet. See {Mullet}.
   {Red ocher} (Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a
      reddish color.
   {Red perch} (Zo["o]l.), the rosefish.
   {Red phosphorus}. (Chem.) See under {Phosphorus}.
   {Red pine} (Bot.), an American species of pine ({Pinus
      resinosa}); -- so named from its reddish bark.
   {Red precipitate}. See under {Precipitate}.
   {Red Republican} (European Politics), originally, one who
      maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, --
      because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an
      extreme radical in social reform. [Cant]
   {Red ribbon}, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England.
   {Red sanders}. (Bot.) See {Sanders}.
   {Red sandstone}. (Geol.) See under {Sandstone}.
   {Red scale} (Zo["o]l.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus
      aurantii}) very injurious to the orange tree in California
      and Australia.
   {Red silver} (Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or
      reddish black color. It includes {proustite}, or light red
      silver, and {pyrargyrite}, or dark red silver.
   {Red snapper} (Zo["o]l.), a large fish ({Lutlanus aya or
      Blackfordii}) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and about the
      Florida reefs.
   {Red snow}, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga
      ({Protococcus nivalis}) which produces large patches of
      scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions.
   {Red softening} (Med.) a form of cerebral softening in which
      the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to
      infarction or inflammation.
   {Red spider} (Zo["o]l.), a very small web-spinning mite
      ({Tetranychus telarius}) which infests, and often
      destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those
      cultivated in houses and conservatories. It feeds mostly
      on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn
      yellow and die. The adult insects are usually pale red.
      Called also {red mite}.
   {Red squirrel} (Zo["o]l.), the chickaree.
   {Red tape}, the tape used in public offices for tying up
      documents, etc.; hence, official formality and delay.
   {Red underwing} (Zo["o]l.), any species of noctuid moths
      belonging to {Catacola} and allied genera. The numerous
      species are mostly large and handsomely colored. The under
      wings are commonly banded with bright red or orange.
   {Red water}, a disease in cattle, so called from an
      appearance like blood in the urine.
   

4. \Red\ (r?d), n.
   1. The color of blood, or of that part of the spectrum
      farthest from violet, or a tint resembling these.
      ``Celestial rosy red, love's proper hue.'' --Milton.
   2. A red pigment.
   3. (European Politics) An abbreviation for Red Republican.
      See under Red, a. [Cant]
   4. pl. (Med.) The menses. --Dunglison.
   {English red}, a pigment prepared by the Dutch, similar to
      Indian red.
   {Hypericum red}, a red resinous dyestuff extracted from
      Hypericum.
   {Indian red}. See under {Indian}, and {Almagra}.
   

(Or "REDL") A language proposed by Intermetrics to meet the Ironman requirements which led to Ada.

["On the RED Language Submitted to the DoD", E.W. Dijkstra, SIGPLAN Notices 13(10):27 (Oct 1978)].

["RED Language Reference Manual", J. Nestor and M. van Deusen, Intermetrics 1979].