What is "redd"

early 15c., "to clear" (a space, etc.), from Old English hreddan "to save, free from, deliver, recover, rescue," from Proto-Germanic *hradjan. Sense evolution tended to merge with unrelated rid. Also possibly influenced by Old English rædan "to arrange," related to Old English geræde, source of ready (adj.).\n

\nA dialect word in Scotland and northern England, where it has had senses of "to fix" (boundaries), "to comb" (hair), "to separate" (combatants), "to settle" (a quarrel). The exception to the limited use is the meaning "to put in order, to make neat or trim" (1718), especially in redd up, which is in general use in England and the U.S. Use of the same phrase, in the same sense, in Pennsylvania Dutch may be from cognate Low German and Dutch redden, obviously connected historically to the English word, "but the origin and relationship of the forms is not clear" [OED].

Etymology 1 alt. 1 (context colloquial English) To put in order; to make tidy; generally with up. 2 (context colloquial English) To free from entanglement. 3 (context colloquial English) To free from embarrassment. 4 (context Scotland and Northern England English) To fix boundaries. 5 (context Scotland and Northern England English) To comb hair. 6 (context Scotland and Northern England English) To separate combatants. 7 (context Scotland and Northern England English) To settle, usually a quarrel. 8 (context obsolete English) To save, rescue, deliver vb. 1 (context colloquial English) To put in order; to make tidy; generally with up. 2 (context colloquial English) To free from entanglement. 3 (context colloquial English) To free from embarrassment. 4 (context Scotland and Northern England English) To fix boundaries. 5 (context Scotland and Northern England English) To comb hair. 6 (context Scotland and Northern England English) To separate combatants. 7 (context Scotland and Northern England English) To settle, usually a quarrel. 8 (context obsolete English) To save, rescue, deliver Etymology 2

alt. (context transitive Pennsylvania English) To clean, tidy up, to put in order. vb. (context transitive Pennsylvania English) To clean, tidy up, to put in order. Etymology 3

n. A spawning nest made by a fish. Etymology 4

vb. 1 (en-past of: rede) 2 (context obsolete English) (en-past of: read)

Redd is a Turkish rock band established in 1996 by tenor opera singer Doğan Duru and guitarist Berke Hatipoğlu under the name Ten. They used to play at bars until they set up their own studio in 2004. Their first album, entitled "50/50", produced by Levent Büyük was published a year later by Stardium Müzik, already under the name Redd. The first videoclip was shot for "Mutlu Olmak İçin" (To Be Happy). Their second studio album, "Kirli Suyunda Parıltılar" (Glitters on Dirty Water) came out in 2006 under Pasaj Müzik. Their song "Falan Filan" entered the MTV World Music Charts at the 10th position. In 2007 the band produced its third album, "Plastik Çiçekler ve Böcek" (Plastic Flowers and Beetle). Redd started the studio recordings of their fourth album in 2009, which was published by Sony Music. Their first original soundtrack album for director Çağan Irmak's feature film Prensesin Uykusu was released in 2010. Songs from the album managed to enter European music charts.

Redd is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Chuck Redd (21st century), American drummer
• Dana Redd (born 1968), American politician
• Freddie Redd (born 1928), American pianist
• Glen Redd (born 1958), American football player
• Henry Redd (20th century), American football coach
• James Redd (21st century), American football coach
• Jasper Redd (21st century), American comedian
• Jeff Redd (21st century), American singer
• John Scott Redd (born 1944), United States Navy admiral
• Lambert Redd (1908–1986), American athlete
• Marie Redd (21st century), American politician
• Michael Redd (born 1979), American basketball player
• Nancy Redd (born 1981), American model
• Sharon Redd (1945–1992), American singer
• Shawty Redd (21st century), American record producer
• Veronica Redd (born 1948), American actress
• Vince Redd (born 1985), American football player
• Wilmot Redd (17th century), American woman executed at the Salem witch trials

Redd is a masculine given name, and may refer to:

• Redd Boggs (1921-1996), American writer
• Redd Foxx (1922-1991), American actor
• Redd Pepper (born 1961), American voice actor
• Redd Stewart (1923-2003), American songwriter
• Redd Volkaert (born 1958), Canadian musician

Redd may refer to:

• Redd, a Turkish rock band established in 1996 by singer Doğan Duru and guitarist Berke Hatipoğlu
• Redd (biology), the spawning ground of a salmon
• Redd (given name), a masculine given name
• Redd (surname), an American surname

REDD, as an acronym, may refer to:

• Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation - a climate change mitigation policy
  • United Nations REDD Programme - an initiative of the United Nations
• Reenlistment eligibility data display - a US military personnel management format that includes vocational aptitude scores
• "Report every drunk driver" - an initiative in the 1980s to encourage citizens who witnessed motorists driving under the influence to report it by telephone immediately
• The Reference Energy Disaggregation Data Set - an open access data set recording the electrical power consumption of home appliances; used primarily used by researchers working on nonintrusive load monitoring