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1dredge
verb \ˈdrej\
dredgeddredg·ing
Definition of DREDGE
transitive verb
1
a : to dig, gather, or pull out with or as if with a dredge —often used with up b : to deepen (as a waterway) with a dredging machine
2
: to bring to light by deep searching —often used with up <dredging up memories>
intransitive verb
1
: to use a dredge
2
: to search deeply
— dredg·er noun
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First Known Use of DREDGE
1508
2dredge
noun
: a machine or boat that removes mud, sand, etc., from the bottom or a lake, river, etc.
Full Definition of DREDGE
1
: an apparatus usually in the form of an oblong iron frame with an attached bag net used especially for gathering fish and shellfish
2
: a machine for removing earth usually by buckets on an endless chain or a suction tube
3
: a barge used in dredging
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Origin of DREDGE
perhaps from Old English *drecge; akin to Old English dræge dragnet, dragan to draw
First Known Use: 1602
Other Civil Engineering Terms
3dredge
verb
dredgeddredg·ing
Definition of DREDGE
transitive verb
: to coat (food) by sprinkling (as with flour)
— dredg·er noun
Origin of DREDGE
obsolete dredge, noun, sweetmeat, from Middle English drage, drege, from Anglo-French dragee, modification of Latin tragemata sweetmeats, from Greek tragēmata, plural of tragēma sweetmeat, from trōgein to gnaw
First Known Use: 1596
DREDGE Defined for Kids
1dredge
verb \ˈdrej\
dredgeddredg·ing
Definition of DREDGE for Kids
: to dig or gather with or as if with a device dragged along the bottom of a body of water <dredged the river> <dredging for oysters>
— dredg·er noun
2dredge
noun
Definition of DREDGE for Kids
1
: a heavy iron frame with a net attached to be dragged along the bottom of a body of water
2
: a machine or boat used in dragging along the bottom of a body of water
3
: a machine for removing earth usually by buckets on an endless chain or by a suction tube
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