redd

¹redd

verb \ˈred\

redd·ed or reddredd·ing

Definition of REDD

transitive verb

chiefly dialect

: to set in order —usually used with up or out

intransitive verb

chiefly dialect : to make things tidy —usually used with up

Origin of REDD

Middle English (Scots), to clear, perhaps alteration of ridden — more at rid

First Known Use: circa 1520

Rhymes with REDD

bed, bread, dead, dread, ed, fed, head, lead, med, ped, read, red, Red, said, shed, shred, sled, spread, stead, ted, thread, tread, wed, zed

²redd

noun

Definition of REDD

: the spawning ground or nest of various fishes

Origin of REDD

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1808