dredge

noun

1. 1

   Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as: A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds.

2. 2

   Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as: A dredging machine.

   The section includes also combination bucket and suction dredges, true suction dredgers, the Friihling dredge, the reclamation dredge, the longshoot dredge, the hopper barge, the self-propelling hopper, and the rock cutter.

3. 3

   Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as: An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.

4. 4

   The act of dredging.

   A dredge of the river is not possible at this time due to the strong currents and dangerous riptides which plague the St. Lawrence after the ice melts.

5. 5

   Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.

verb

1. 1

   To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.

2. 2

   To bring something to the surface with a dredge.

3. 3

   To unearth.

   to dredge up someone's unsavoury past

   Friday night’s crowning victory at The Hawthorns was the 25th in 30 league matches since Antonio Conte’s decisive re-gearing of his team in September, the tactical switches that have coaxed such a thrilling run from this team of bolt-ons and upcycled squad players, most notably Victor Moses, who was dredged out of the laundry bin in the autumn to become a key part of the title surge.

noun

1. 1

   A large shaker for sprinkling spices or seasonings during food preparation.

2. 2

   A mixture of oats and barley.

   It is true that on the boulder clay of south Cambridgeshire they grew dredge, a mixture of oats and barley

verb

1. 1

   To sprinkle (food) with spices or seasonings, using a dredge.

   Dredge the meat with the flour mixture you prepared earlier.

Forms

plural

dredges

past tense

dredged

past participle

dredged

present participle

dredging

third person singular

dredges