dredge
🇺🇸
/dredʒ/
🇬🇧
/dredʒ/
verb
R
to clean the bottom of a body of water by removing dirt and rocks using a machine
They dredge the bay to make it deeper and clear for boats.
R
to pull something from the bottom using a machine
They dredged waste from the seabed to clean the area.
R
to lightly coat food with a substance like flour or sugar
She dredges the fish in flour before frying it.
translation
to clean the bottom of a body of water by removing dirt and rocks using a machine; to pull something from the bottom using a machine; to lightly coat food with a substance like flour or sugar
Word Forms
3rd Present
dredges
Past
dredged
Perfect
dredged
Progressive
dredging