Definitions for dredge
drɛdʒdredge

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dredgeverb

   a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed

2. dredgeverb

   cover before cooking

   "dredge the chicken in flour before frying it"

3. dredge, dragverb

   search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost

4. dredgeverb

   remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dredgenoun

   Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:

2. dredgenoun

   Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.

3. dredgeverb

   to make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge

4. dredgeverb

   to bring something to the surface with a dredge

5. dredge

   (Usually with up) to unearth, such as an unsavoury past

6. dredgeverb

   to coat moistened food with a powder, such as flour or sugar

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DREDGEnoun

   A kind of net.

   Etymology: To dretch, in Geoffrey Chaucer, is to delay; perhaps a net so often stopped may be called from this.

   For oysters, besides gathering by hand, at a great ebb, they have a peculiar dredge; which is a thick strong net, fastened to three spills of iron, and drawn at the boat’s stern, gathering whatsoever it meeteth lying in the bottom of the water. Carew.

2. To Dredgeverb

   To gather with a dredge.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   The oysters dredged in the Lyne, find a welcome acceptance. Carew.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dredge

   Dredging is the excavation of material from a water environment. Possible reasons for dredging include improving existing water features; reshaping land and water features to alter drainage, navigability, and commercial use; constructing dams, dikes, and other controls for streams and shorelines; and recovering valuable mineral deposits or marine life having commercial value. In all but a few situations the excavation is undertaken by a specialist floating plant, known as a dredger. Dredging is carried out in many different locations and for many different purposes, but the main objectives are usually to recover material of value or use, or to create a greater depth of water. Dredges have been classified as suction or mechanical. Dredging systems can either be shore-based, brought to a location based on barges, or built into purpose built vessels. Dredging has significant environmental impacts: it can disturb marine sediments, leading to both short- and long-term water pollution, destroy important seabed ecosystems, and can release human-sourced toxins captured in the sediment. These environmental impacts can significantly hurt marine wildlife populations, contaminate sources of drinking water and interrupt economic activities such as fishing.

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1. dredge

   Dredge is a process or an activity that involves removing sediments or debris from the bottom of rivers, lakes, harbors, or other water bodies mainly for navigational, construction, or maintenance purposes. It could also refer to heavy equipment, a device, or a vessel that is used for such excavation activities.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dredgenoun

   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

2. Dredgenoun

   very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water

3. Dredgeverb

   to catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging machine

4. Dredgenoun

   a mixture of oats and barley

5. Dredgeverb

   to sift or sprinkle flour, etc., on, as on roasting meat

6. Etymology: [OE. dragge, F. drage, dredge, also, sugar plum; cf. Prov. dragea, It. treggea; corrupted fr. LL. tragemata, pl., sweetmeats, Gr. tragh`mata, fr. trw`gein to gnaw.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dredge

   drej, n. an instrument for dragging: a drag-net for catching oysters, &c.: a machine for taking up mud or zoological specimens from the bottom of the sea: a floating machine for deepening a harbour or river by gathering up mud from the bottom by means of buckets on an endless chain—also Dredg′er, Dredg′ing-machine′.—v.t. Dredge, to gather with a dredge: to deepen with a dredge. [Conn. with drag.]

2. Dredge

   drej, v.t. to sprinkle flour on meat while roasting.—ns. Dredg′er, Dredge′-box, Dredg′ing-box, a utensil for dredging. [O. Fr. dragie, sugar-plum, mixed grain for horses—Gr. tragēmata, spices.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dredge

   An iron scraper-framed triangle, furnished with a bottom of hide and stout cord net above, used for taking oysters or specimens of shells from the bottom.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DREDGE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dredge is ranked #41657 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Dredge surname appeared 522 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Dredge.
   
   95.9% or 501 total occurrences were White.
   2.4% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Coat
   • Cooking
   • Remove

Anagrams for dredge »

1. gedder

How to pronounce dredge?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say dredge in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dredge in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dredge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of dredge in a Sentence

1. The Queensland Resources Council:

   We strongly believe that any blanket ban on capital dredge material in the entire World Heritage Area does not represent evidence-based policy and will not prove to be viable in the long term.

2. John Boyd Jr.:

   What is needed before the mainlinecruise industry enters Cuba is massive private investment to dredge and develop other port infrastructure.

3. Josh Laughlin:

   The science is pretty clear that when you're suction dredge mining, you're disturbing the integrity of spawning gravels, this impacts the early life cycle of salmon.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dredge
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dredge
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dredge
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dredge
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dredge
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dredge
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=dredge
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html