Meanings
verbredlight (third-person singular simple present redlights, present participle redlighting, simple past and past participle redlit or redlighted)
present singular third person redlights · participle present redlighting · participle past redlit · past redlit · participle past redlighted · past redlighted · alternative red-light
- transitiveTo deny, reject, or disapprove; to prohibit from proceeding.
Synonyms: deny, disapprove, forbid, give the red light, prohibit
- transitiveTo stop or cancel.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo deny, reject, or disapprove; to prohibit from proceeding.
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Translations
Finnish näyttää punaista valoa, torpata
- näyttää punaista valoaidiomatic: to deny
- torpataidiomatic: to deny
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APA
redlight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redlight
MLA
“redlight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redlight. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redlight,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redlight.
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