Pronunciation: /dredʒ/
noun a machine or boat used for removing silt, mud, etc., from the bottom of a river or harbor
A1 The dredge was used to clear out the riverbed.
A2 The workers used a dredge to remove debris from the bottom of the lake.
B1 The dredge was brought in to deepen the harbor for larger ships.
B2 The company invested in a new dredge to improve efficiency in their mining operations.
C1 The massive dredge was capable of extracting tons of material from the seabed.
C2 The environmental impact of using dredges in sensitive ecosystems is a topic of ongoing debate.
verb to clean, deepen, or widen (a waterway, port, or river) by scooping out mud, weeds, etc., with a dredge
A1 The chef dredged the fish in flour before frying it.
A2 She dredged up memories of her childhood while cleaning out the attic.
B1 The archaeologists dredged the riverbed in search of ancient artifacts.
B2 The company decided to dredge the harbor to allow larger ships to dock.
C1 The politician tried to dredge up old scandals to use against his opponent.
C2 The investigative journalist dredged through piles of documents to uncover the truth.
formal The construction crew used a dredge to remove sediment from the riverbed.
informal They had to dredge the pond to make it deeper for fishing.
slang Let's dredge up some dirt on that guy and see what we find.
figurative She had to dredge up memories from her past for the therapy session.
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