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Definition of Dredge
1. Verb. Cover before cooking. "Dredge the chicken in flour before frying it"
Specialized synonyms: Flour
Generic synonyms: Coat, Surface
2. Noun. A power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed.
Terms within: Dredging Bucket, Scoop, Scoop Shovel
Generic synonyms: Digger, Excavator, Power Shovel, Shovel
3. Verb. Search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost. "The men dredge for animals in the area"
4. Verb. Remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water.
Definition of Dredge
1. n. Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:
2. v. t. To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging machine.
3. n. A mixture of oats and barley.
4. v. t. To sift or sprinkle flour, etc., on, as on roasting meat.
Definition of Dredge
1. Noun. Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as: ¹
2. Noun. Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water. ¹
3. Verb. to make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge ¹
4. Verb. to bring something to the surface with a dredge ¹
5. Verb. (''Usually with'' up) to unearth, such as an unsavoury past ¹
6. Verb. to coat moistened food with a powder, such as flour or sugar ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dredge
1. to clear with a dredge (a machine for scooping mud) [v DREDGED, DREDGING, DREDGES]
Medical Definition of Dredge
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1. 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.
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