 dredge |
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| 1. | [ verb ] remove with a dredge, usually from a bottom of a body of water | |
| Related terms: | remove | |
| 2. | [ verb ] search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost | |
| Synonyms: | drag | |
| Related terms: | search | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (food) cover before cooking | |
| Examples: | "dredge the chicken in flour before frying it" |
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| Related terms: | coat flour cooking | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (nautical) a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed | |
| Related terms: | power_shovel dredger scoop dredging_bucket | |
| Similar spelling: |
dredger drudge dredge_up drudgery drudging |
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