Associations to the word «Dredge»

DREDGE, noun. Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:

DREDGE, noun. A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds.

DREDGE, noun. A dredging machine.

DREDGE, noun. An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.

DREDGE, noun. Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.

DREDGE, verb. To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge

DREDGE, verb. To bring something to the surface with a dredge

DREDGE, verb. (Usually with up) to unearth, such as an unsavoury past

DREDGE, verb. To coat moistened food with a powder, such as flour or sugar

DREDGE, noun. A mixture of oats and barley.

DREDGE UP, verb. Used other than as an idiom: see dredge,‎ up.

DREDGE UP, verb. (figuratively) To find by diligent search, especially from unsavory sources.

DREDGE, noun. A power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed.

DREDGE, verb. Cover before cooking; "dredge the chicken in flour before frying it".

DREDGE, verb. Search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost.

DREDGE, verb. Remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water.