Main Entry:

¹redd

Pronunciation:

\ˈred\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

redd·ed or redd; redd·ing

Etymology:

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

Date:

circa 1520

transitive verbchiefly dialect : to set in order —usually used with up or outintransitive verbchiefly dialect : to make things tidy —usually used with up