red

Sense 1 noun

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

Sense 2 adjective

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

Sense 3 adjective

characterized by violence or bloodshed

writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days

Sense 4 noun

emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries

Sense 5 adjective

(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion

crimson with fury

Sense 6 noun

the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue

the company operated at a loss last year