redd
1 Americanverb (used with object)
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to put in order; tidy.
to redd a room for company.
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to clear.
to redd the way.
noun
verb
noun
noun
Other Word Forms
- redder noun
Etymology
Origin of redd1
before 900; apparently conflation of 2 words: Middle English ( Scots ) reden to clear, clean up (a space, land), Old English gerǣdan to put in order (cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German rêden, reiden; akin to ready ); and Middle English ( Scots ) redden to rid, free, clear, Old English hreddan to save, deliver, rescue (cognate with Old Frisian hredda, German retten )
Origin of redd2
First recorded in 1640–50; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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Prominent artists soon began canceling performances, including jazz drummer Chuck Redd, who pulled out of a Christmas Eve show, and the jazz group the Cookers, which canceled two New Year’s Eve performances.
From Los Angeles Times
Demond Wilson, who was best known for playing Lamont Sanford, the son of Redd Foxx’s character on the 1970s TV show “Sanford and Son,” died in his sleep at his home in the Coachella Valley on Jan. 30.
From Los Angeles Times
Jazz drummer Chuck Redd pulled out of a Christmas Eve show and the jazz group the Cookers canceled two New Year’s Eve performances.
From Los Angeles Times
Jazz drummer Chuck Redd pulled out of his annual Christmas Eve concert; jazz supergroup the Cookers nixed New Year’s Eve shows; New York-based Doug Varone and Dancers dropped out of April performances; and Grammy Award-winning banjo player Béla Fleck wrote on social media that he would no longer play at the venue in February.
From Los Angeles Times
Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Chris Redd is ready to be more open and vulnerable in 2026.
From Los Angeles Times
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