dredge (Meaning)
dredge (n)
a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
dredge (v)
cover before cooking
search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water
dredge (n.)
Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as: (a) A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds. (b) A dredging machine. (c) 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.
A mixture of oats and barley.
dredge (v. t.)
To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging machine.
To sift or sprinkle flour, etc., on, as on roasting meat.
Synonyms & Antonyms of dredge
Synonyms:
- explore
- inspect
- scour
- hunt (through)
- rummage
- locate
- rifle
- investigate
- examine
- troll
- ransack
- dig (through)
- survey
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- scare up
- frisk
- shake down
- find out
- get
- audit
- check (out)
- scrutinize
- track (down)
- hit (on or upon)
- sort (through)
- study
- grub (about)
- browse
- ascertain
- prospect
- ferret (out)
- probe
- determine
- descry
- detect
- poke (around)
- glance (over)
- learn
- run down
- discover
- look over
- peruse
- pat down
- review
- snoop
Antonyms:
dredge Sentence Examples
- The company deployed a dredge to extract the valuable minerals from the riverbed.
- Dredging the canal was essential to allow larger ships to pass through.
- The divers used a suction dredge to explore the wreckage of the sunken vessel.
- The port authority had to dredge the harbor to maintain the required depth for navigation.
- Environmentalists protested against the dredging project, citing the potential harm to marine life.
- The crew used a clamshell dredge to scoop up sediment from the bottom of the lake.
- The government allocated funds to dredge the waterways and improve the drainage system.
- The research team employed a box dredge to collect samples of the seafloor for analysis.
- Fishermen expressed concerns about the impact of dredging on their livelihoods.
- Dredging operations were halted due to inclement weather conditions.
FAQs About the word dredge
a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed, cover before cooking, search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost, re
search, rake, comb, scan, find, explore, inspect,scour, hunt (through), rummage
abandon, lose,hide, hide, abandon, lose,ignore, ignore,neglect, neglect
The company deployed a dredge to extract the valuable minerals from the riverbed.
Dredging the canal was essential to allow larger ships to pass through.
The divers used a suction dredge to explore the wreckage of the sunken vessel.
The port authority had to dredge the harbor to maintain the required depth for navigation.
