redd
Verb (chiefly Scottish, Northern England, and archaic): 1. To make tidy or clean: "redd" means to clear, clean, or put in order a space, such as a room or area. 2. To clear away or remove: "redd" can also refer to removing obstacles, debris, or unwanted items from a place.
Noun: 1. A spawning bed or nest of fish: In ichthyology, "redd" specifically refers to a gravelly area in a river or stream where salmon, trout, or other fish deposit their eggs and fertilize them.
Verb:
- She redd the kitchen before the guests arrived. (She cleaned and tidied the kitchen.)
- He redd the debris from the garden path. (He cleared away the rubbish from the path.)
Noun:
- The salmon returned to the same redd to spawn. (The fish came back to the same gravel bed to lay eggs.)
- Biologists counted the number of redds in the stream to estimate the fish population. (They counted spawning nests to assess how many fish were breeding.)
"to redd up": a phrasal verb meaning to clean or put in order, especially a room or house.
- We need to redd up the living room before the visitors come. (We need to tidy the living room before guests arrive.)
"to redd out": to clear out or remove someone or something from a place.
- The farmer redd out the old tools from the barn. (The farmer cleared out the old tools from the barn.)
Redding (present participle): the act of cleaning or tidying.
- She spent the morning redding the attic. (She spent the morning cleaning the attic.)
Redded (past participle): having been cleaned or tidied.
- The room was redded by noon. (The room was cleaned by noon.)
- Tidy: to make neat and orderly.
- Clear: to remove obstacles or unwanted items.
- Clean: to remove dirt or mess.
- Spruce up: to make something cleaner or more attractive (informal).
Redd up: to clean or tidy (see advanced usage).
- Please redd up your desk before you leave. (Please clean your desk before you leave.)
Redd out: to remove or clear away.
- They redd out the old furniture to make space. (They removed the old furniture to create space.)
- "Redd the house": an idiomatic expression in Scottish English meaning to thoroughly clean the home.
- Before the New Year, it's traditional to redd the house. (Before the New Year, it's traditional to thoroughly clean the house.)
- The verb "redd" is considered archaic or dialectal in modern English, primarily surviving in Scottish, Northern English, and some rural American dialects. In contemporary standard English, "tidy" or "clean" is more common.
- The noun "redd" (spawning bed) is a technical term used in fisheries biology and is not related to the verb in origin, though both share the same spelling.