Dredge word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "dredge" word
[verb] remove with a dredge, usually from a bottom of a body of water
[verb] search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
[verb] cover before cooking; "dredge the chicken in flour before frying it"
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(a) A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds.
(b) A dredging machine.
(c) An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea. 2. (Mining) Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water. --Raymond.
\Dredge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dredged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dredging}.] To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging machine. --R. Carew. {Dredging machine}, a machine (commonly on a boat) used to scoop up mud, gravel, or obstructions from the bottom of rivers, docks, etc., so as to deepen them.
\Dredge\, n. [OE. dragge, F. drag['e]e, dredge, also, sugar plum; cf. Prov. dragea, It. treggea; corrupted fr. LL. tragemata, pl., sweetmeats, Gr. ?, fr. ? to gnaw.] A mixture of oats and barley. [Obs.] --Kersey.
\Dredge\, v. t. To sift or sprinkle flour, etc., on, as on roasting meat. --Beau. & Fl. {Dredging box}.
(a) Same as 2d {Dredger}.
(b) (Gun.) A copper box with a perforated lid; -- used for sprinkling meal powder over shell fuses. --Farrow.
Synonyms for dredge
drag
See also: coat | digger | dredger | dredging bucket | excavator | flour | look for | power shovel | remove | scoop | scoop shovel | search | seek | shovel | surface | take | take away | withdraw |
Related terms: dig, dig up, dust, dye, excavator, extricate, furrow, grub up, imbrue, impregnate, instill, penetrate, permeate, pull, scrape, shovel, sprinkle, steam shovel, temper, tinge, weed out, withdraw
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Let's analyse "dredge" as pure text. This string has Six letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: EGDERD. Average typing speed for these characters is 1725 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
dredge: 5 + 5 = 10, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One. |
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