dredge
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
dredges;
dredged;
dredging
dredges;
dredged;
dredging
Britannica Dictionary definition of DREDGE
1
:
to remove mud from the bottom of (a lake, river, etc.) in order to deepen it or to search for something
[+ object]
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They dredged the river.
[no object]
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They are dredging for oysters.
2
[+ object]
:
to dig (something) out of the bottom of a lake, river, etc.
— often + up
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They dredged sand from the river to add to the eroding beach.
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They dredge oysters in the bay.
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They are dredging up silt from the canal bottom.
dredge up
[phrasal verb]
dredge up (something)
or
dredge (something) up
:
to start talking or thinking again about (something unpleasant that happened a long time ago)
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Reporters dredged up the fact that the senator avoided the military draft.
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She didn't like to dredge up bad memories.
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compare 3dredge
2
dredge
/ˈdrɛʤ/
noun
plural
dredges
2
dredge
/ˈdrɛʤ/
noun
plural
dredges
Britannica Dictionary definition of DREDGE
[count]
:
a machine or boat that removes mud, sand, etc., from the bottom of a lake, river, etc.
— called also
dredger
3
dredge
/ˈdrɛʤ/
verb
dredges;
dredged;
dredging
3
dredge
/ˈdrɛʤ/
verb
dredges;
dredged;
dredging
Britannica Dictionary definition of DREDGE
[+ object]
:
to lightly cover (food) with a dry substance (such as sugar or flour)
— often + with or in
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Dredge the fish in flour before frying it.
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The cookies had been dredged with powdered sugar.
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compare 1dredge
