Verb: redline 'red,lIn
- Discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighbourhood
"Some banks were accused of redlining minority neighborhoods"
- Mark a drawing or document for correction or modification
"The editor redlined several paragraphs in the manuscript"
- A line that is coloured red and that bisects an ice hockey rink
"The player was penalized for crossing the red line before the puck"
- A boundary or limit that should not be passed; a limit for negotiation or compromise
"The use of chemical weapons was considered a red line by the international community"
Derived forms: red lines, redlining, redlines, redlined
Type of: discriminate, line, separate, single out
Encyclopedia: Redline
Red line