redd

Pluralredds

Formsredds, redding, redd

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A shallow nest that a fish digs in gravel to lay and cover its eggs.

   Like a bird's nest, but a hollow scooped into the gravel at the bottom of a stream.

   The salmon dug a redd in the gravel to lay her eggs.

   Each redd can hold thousands of tiny eggs.

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2. 2
   verbdialectalPennsylvaniatransitive

   To clean a place and put everything back where it belongs.

   Please redd your room before your friends come over.

   They redd the whole house every spring.

   Similartidy, clean, organize, straighten

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3. 3
   verbdialectalNorthern EnglandScotlandtransitive or intransitive

   To clear away mess so a space looks tidy and neat.

   We should redd before the guests get here.

   After supper the children redd quickly and went to bed.

   Similartidy, clear, clean

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4. 4
   verbdialectalNorthern EnglandScotlandtransitive

   To end an argument by making peace between the people involved.

   The elder stepped in to redd the quarrel between the brothers.

   She always tries to redd fights before they get worse.

   Similarsettle, resolve

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5. 5
   verbdialectalNorthern EnglandScotlandtransitive

   To step between people who are fighting and pull them apart.

   The teacher rushed to redd the two boys in the yard.

   Neighbors ran out to redd the brawlers before anyone got hurt.

   Similarseparate, part

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6. 6
   verbdialectalNorthern EnglandScotlandtransitive

   To comb your hair so it lies smooth and neat.

   She paused to redd her hair before the photograph.

   He redd his tangled hair with his fingers.

   Similarcomb, smooth, groom

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7. 7
   verbdialectalNorthern EnglandScotlandtransitive

   To set the edges of a piece of land so people know where it ends.

   The surveyors met to redd the boundaries between the farms.

   Each year the villagers redd the parish lines.

   Similardemarcate, delimit, mark

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