dredge means A surname. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 71 out of 100.
noun
- Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:; A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds.
- Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:; A dredging machine.“The section includes also combination bucket and suction dredges, true suction dredgers, the Friihling dredge, the reclamation dredge, the longshoot dredge, the hopper barge, the self-propelling hopper, and the rock cutter.”
- Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:; An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.
- The act of dredging.“A dredge of the river is not possible at this time due to the strong currents and dangerous riptides which plague the St. Lawrence after the ice melts.”
- Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.
- A large shaker for sprinkling spices or seasonings during food preparation.
verb
- To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.
- To bring something to the surface with a dredge.“Subject to flooding by the six small rivers coming together just west of the city, the main river below the city has long been shallow and subject to silting. The Communists have both maintained the earlier pattern of dredging the river, and have built a bypass flood canal around the city on the south side to relieve flood pressures. Though dredging can keep the river navigable for small ships, a ”
- To unearth.“to dredge up someone's unsavoury past”
- To sprinkle (food) with spices or seasonings, using a dredge.“Dredge the meat with the flour mixture you prepared earlier.”