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dredge

/ dredge /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
Type of:
power shovel excavator digger
Has parts:
dredger
Derived:
drag
verb Sense 2
remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water
Type of:
remove take take away
Derived:
dredger
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
Type of:
search seek look for
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
cover before cooking
"dredge the chicken in flour before frying it"
Type of:
coat surface
Kinds of:
flour
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
cooking cookery preparation
Semantic Complexity
56%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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power shovel excavator digger remove take take away search seek look for coat surface flour