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To free from entanglement.

To free from embarrassment.

To fix boundaries.

To comb hair.

To clean, tidy up, to put in order.

Example: I've got to redd up the place before your mother gets back.

A spawning nest made by a fish.

To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.

Example: Have you read this book?

To speak aloud words or other information that is written. Often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object.

Example: All right, class, who wants to read next?

To read work(s) written by (a named author).

Example: At the moment I'm reading Milton.

To interpret, or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from.

Example: I can read his feelings in his face.

To govern, protect.

To discuss, deliberate.

To advise.

To interpret (a riddle or dream); explain.