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dredge
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As a noun, dredge means any instrument used to gather or take by dragging. As a verb, it means make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.
Meanings of dredge
16 meaningsnoun
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.
The act of dredging.
Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.
cookingA large shaker for sprinkling spices or seasonings during food preparation.
A mixture of oats and barley.
A power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
verb
To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.
To bring something to the surface with a dredge.
usually with "up"To unearth.
“to dredge up someone's unsavoury past”
cookingTo sprinkle (food) with spices or seasonings, using a dredge.
“Dredge the meat with the flour mixture you prepared earlier.”
Cover before cooking
“dredge the chicken in flour before frying it”
Search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
Similar: dragRemove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).