dredge
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Scots dreg-boat (from Old English *drecg(e)) or alternatively from Middle Dutch dregghe, probably ultimately from the same root as drag.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɛdʒ
Noun[edit]
dredge (plural dredges)
- Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:
- A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds.
- A dredging machine.
- An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.
- Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.
Translations[edit]
dragnet — see dragnet
dredging machine
iron frame
Verb[edit]
dredge (third-person singular simple present dredges, present participle dredging, simple past and past participle dredged)
- to make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge
- to bring something to the surface with a dredge
- (Usually with up) to unearth, such as an unsavoury past
Translations[edit]
to make a channel deeper
to bring something to the surface with a dredge
to unearth
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɛdʒ
Verb[edit]
dredge (third-person singular simple present dredges, present participle dredging, simple past and past participle dredged)
- to coat moistened food with a powder, such as flour or sugar
