dredge
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /dɹɛdʒ/
dredge (plural dredges)
- 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.
- Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.
dredge (dredges, present participle dredging; past and past participle dredged)
- 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
- Italian: rivangare, disseppellire
- Portuguese: dragar
- Russian: выуживать
- Spanish: dragar
dredge (plural dredges)
- (cooking) A large shaker for sprinkling spices or seasonings during food preparation.
dredge (dredges, present participle dredging; past and past participle dredged)
- (cooking, transitive) To sprinkle (food) with spices or seasonings, using a dredge.
- Dredge the meat with the flour mixture you prepared earlier.
- Italian: spolverare
- Russian: посыпать
dredge
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