"redlight" meaning in All languages combined

See redlight on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: redlights [present, singular, third-person], redlighting [participle, present], redlit [participle, past], redlit [past], redlighted [participle, past], redlighted [past]
Etymology: From red light. Etymology templates: {{m|en|red light}} red light Head templates: {{en-verb|redlights|redlighting|redlit|past2=redlighted}} redlight (third-person singular simple present redlights, present participle redlighting, simple past and past participle redlit or redlighted)
  1. (transitive) To deny, reject, or disapprove; to prohibit from proceeding. Tags: transitive Synonyms (disapprove): deny, disapprove, forbid, give the red light, prohibit
    Sense id: en-redlight-en-verb-cB3vmjDd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of 'disapprove': 100 0
  2. (transitive) To stop or cancel. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-redlight-en-verb-~LCLzyY3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: red-light

Inflected forms

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        "To deny, reject, or disapprove; to prohibit from proceeding."
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        "(transitive) To deny, reject, or disapprove; to prohibit from proceeding."
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "word": "give the red light"
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        "To stop or cancel."
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        "(transitive) To stop or cancel."
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      "form": "redlit",
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        "To deny, reject, or disapprove; to prohibit from proceeding."
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        "(transitive) To deny, reject, or disapprove; to prohibit from proceeding."
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        "(transitive) To stop or cancel."
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      "word": "deny"
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    {
      "sense": "disapprove",
      "word": "disapprove"
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    {
      "sense": "disapprove",
      "word": "forbid"
    },
    {
      "sense": "disapprove",
      "word": "give the red light"
    },
    {
      "sense": "disapprove",
      "word": "prohibit"
    },
    {
      "word": "red-light"
    }
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  "word": "redlight"
}

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