dredge
/drɛdʒ/
verb
- To clear out or remove mud, sand, or debris from the bottom of a river, harbor, or other body of water using a special machine.
- The crew used a large machine to dredge the harbor so ships could dock safely.
- They had to dredge the lake to remove tons of silt and trash.
- Workers dredge the canal every few years to prevent flooding.
- To bring up or uncover something hidden or forgotten, often with effort.
- The investigation dredged evidence that had been overlooked for years.
- She dredged up a memory from her childhood that she had long buried.
- The journalist tried to dredge old scandals from the politician's past.
- To coat or sprinkle food (such as meat or fish) with flour, sugar, or another dry ingredient before cooking.
- Before frying the chicken, dredge each piece in seasoned flour.
- The recipe says to dredge the fish fillets in cornmeal.
- She dredged the doughnuts in powdered sugar while they were still warm.
Antonyms
noun
- A machine used to scoop or suck up mud, sand, and debris from the bottom of a body of water.
- The old dredge sat rusting at the dock, no longer in use.
- A large dredge was brought in to deepen the shipping channel.
- The dredge worked slowly, pulling tons of sand from the riverbed.