As a Noun: 1. The colour of blood or of a ripe tomato. English = red. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To be or have the colour of blood or of a ripe tomato. English = (be) red. 2. To become the colour of blood or of a ripe tomato. English = redden. Note: 1. Community feedback and evidence from the Auslan Corpus suggests that the southern dialect signs for 'red' are increasingly used all over Australia, especially by younger signers.