dredge
verb · noun
Pronunciation
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drehjIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdɹɛdʒ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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verb
transitiveusually with "up"
To unearth.
To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.
To bring something to the surface with a dredge.
noun
The act of dredging.
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.
A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds.
Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as
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- “Dredge the chicken in flour before frying it.”verb
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