RED-HANDED

Meaning of RED-HANDED in English

(·adj / ·adv) having hands red with blood; in the very act, as if with red or bloody hands;

said of a person taken in the act of homicide; hence, fresh from the commission of crime; as, he was taken red-hand or red-handed.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

RED-HANDED — adverb or adjective Date: 1819 in the act of committing a crime or misdeed
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RED-HANDED — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adverb (or adjective) Etymology: so called from the idea of a murderer caught with the blood of his victim …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RED-HANDED — (a. / adv.) Having hands red with blood; in the very act, as if with red or bloody hands; -- …
Английский словарь Webster
RED-HANDED — ( a. / adv. ) Having hands red with blood; in the very act, as if with red or bloody …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RED-HANDED — — red-handedness , n. /red"han"did/ , adj. , adv. in the very act of a crime, wrongdoing, etc., or in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RED HANDED — adj. in the act, at the very moment the act was being committed
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RED-HANDED — adverb or adjective Date: 1819 : in the act of committing a crime or misdeed caught red-handed
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RED-HANDED — Pronunciation: ' red- ' han-d ə d Function: adverb or adjective Date: 1819 : in the act of committing a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RED-HANDED — ■ adjective in or just after the act of doing something wrong.
Concise Oxford English vocab
RED-HANDED — [red-hand.ed] adv or adj (1819): in the act of committing a crime or misdeed "caught ~"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RED-HANDED — red-handed BrE AmE ˌred ˈhænd ɪd ◂ -əd ▷ red-handed|ly li
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RED-HANDED — adjective • IDIOMS see catch verb
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RED-HANDED — ˌred-ˈhanded BrE AmE adjective catch somebody red-handed to catch someone at the moment when they are doing something wrong: Earl …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RED-HANDED — If someone is caught red-handed , they are caught while they are in the act of doing something wrong. My …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RED-HANDED — If someone is caught ~, they are caught while they are in the act of doing something wrong. My boyfriend …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RED-HANDED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES caught red-handed (= as he was doing something wrong ) ▪ He was caught red-handed …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RED HANDED — Synonyms and related words : blatantly, bloodthirsty, bloody, bloody-minded, cruel, cutthroat, flagrante delicto, gory, homicidal, in flagrante delicto, in the …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RED-HANDED — {adj.} In the very act; while committing a crime or evil action. * /The criminal was caught red-handed while holding …
Slang English vocab
RED-HANDED — Function: adverb in the act of committing a misdeed FF1C; caught red-handed FF1E; Synonyms: dead to rights, flagrante delicto Related …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
RED-HANDED — adverb in the act of committing a misdeed caught red-handed Synonyms: dead to rights, flagrante delicto Related Word: blatantly, openly
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
RED-HANDED — • ↑ catch sb red-handed/catch sb in the act
Longman Activator English vocab
RED-HANDED — 25B6; adjective IN THE ACT, with one's fingers/hand in the till, in flagrante delicto; Brit. informal with one's trousers down; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RED-HANDED — {adj.} In the very act; while committing a crime or evil action. * /The criminal was caught red-handed while holding …
Словарь английских идиом
RED-HANDED — adj. In the very act; while committing a crime or evil action. The criminal was caught red-handed while holding up …
American Idioms English vocabulary
RED-HANDED — прил. 1) пойманный с поличным 2) а) с красными руками (напр., от мороза) б) с окровавленными руками краснорукий; с красными …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RED-HANDED — a 1. краснорукий; с красными руками ( от мороза и т. п. ) 2. 1> с окровавленными руками 2> predic …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RED-HANDED — red-handed прил.1) пойманный с поличным 2) а) с красными руками (напр., от мороза) б) с окровавленными руками
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
RED HANDED — (a) краснорукий
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
RED HANDED — (0) на месте преступления; с красными руками; с окровавленными руками; с поличным
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
RED-HANDED — a 1. краснорукий; с красными руками ( от мороза и т. п. ) 2. 1) с окровавленными руками 2) predic …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
RED-HANDED — a 1. краснорукий; с красными руками ( от мороза и т. п. ) 2. 1> с окровавленными руками 2> predic …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RED HANDED — adj. с окровавленными руками, полнокровный, пойманный на месте преступления, пойманный с поличным
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
RED HANDED — adj. с окровавленными руками, полнокровный, пойманный на месте преступления, пойманный с поличным
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
RED-HANDED — прил. 1) пойманный с поличным 2) а) с красными руками ( напр., от мороза ) б) с окровавленными руками
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RED-HANDED — прил. 1) пойманный с поличным 2) а) с красными руками (напр., от мороза) б) с окровавленными руками
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RED-HANDED — _a. 1> с окровавленными руками 2> пойманный на месте преступления; to be caught red-handed - быть пойманным на месте преступления, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
RED-HANDED — a. 1. с окровавленными руками 2. пойманный на месте преступления; to be caught red-handed - быть пойманным на месте преступления, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
RED-HANDED — с окровавленными руками пойманный на месте преступления
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
RED-HANDED — [adj.] 1) с окровавленными руками 2) to catch ((или) to take) ~ поймать на месте преступления
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
RED-HANDED — a 1) с окровавленными руками; 2) to catch ( или to take) ~ поймать на месте преступления
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
RED-HANDED — прил. 1) пойманный с поличным 2) а) с красными руками (напр., от мороза) б) с окровавленными руками краснорукий; с красными …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HANDED — adjective Date: 15th century having a hand or hands especially of a specified kind or number, using a specified hand …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RED — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) red blood cell Red Army Faction Barber Red Erik the Red Grange Red Great …
Английский словарь Британика
RED — I. ˈred adjective ( redder ; reddest ) Etymology: Middle English read, reed, red, from Old English rēad; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANDED — |handə̇d, |haan- adjective 1. : having hands a handed , vertical, tree-living animal — Weston La Barre 2. : being …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANDED — (a.) Having a peculiar or characteristic hand.
Английский словарь Webster
HANDED — (a.) With hands joined; hand in hand.
Английский словарь Webster
HANDED — (imp. & p. p.) of Hand
Английский словарь Webster
HANDED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Hand
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDED — ( a. ) With hands joined; hand in hand.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDED — ( a. ) Having a peculiar or characteristic hand.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RED — red 1 — redly , adv. /red/ , n. adj., redder, reddest . n. 1. any of various colors resembling …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDED — /han"did/ , adj. 1. having or involving a hand or hands (usually used in combination): two-handed backhand; a four-handed piano …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDED — adj. having a hand or hands; of or pertaining to the use of a particular hand; pertaining to the number …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RED — I. ˈred adjective ( red·der ; red·dest ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rēad; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HANDED — adjective Date: 15th century 1. : having a hand or hands especially of a specified kind or number — usually …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RED — noun a red pigment. 2. red ·- ·impf & ·p.p. of read. 3. red ·adj the menses. 4. red ·noun …
Webster English vocab
HANDED — adj with hands joined; hand in hand. 2. handed ·adj having a peculiar or characteristic hand. 3. handed ·impf & …
Webster English vocab
-HANDED — ■ combining form 1》 for or involving a specified number of hands: a two~ return. 2》 using the hand specified: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HANDED — [hand.ed] adj (15c) 1: having a hand or hands esp. of a specified kind or number--usu. used in combination "a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RED — red, Red BrE AmE red ▷ redder ˈred ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ reddest ˈred ɪst -əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-HANDED — -handed BrE AmE ˈhænd ɪd ◂ -əd
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RED — / red; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( red·der , red·dest ) ( informal ) 1. having the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RED — I. red 1 S1 W1 /red/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative redder , superlative reddest ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Webster English vocab

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