English dictionary
dredge
/dr/E//dZ/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> A dredging machine. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.
Source: webster1913
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A mixture of oats and barley.
Source: webster1913
verb
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cover before cooking
ExamplesDredge the chicken in flour before frying it.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
Synonyms dragSource: WordNet 3.0
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remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging machine.
Source: webster1913
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To sift or sprinkle flour, etc., on, as on roasting meat.
Source: webster1913