Words nearby dredge
drear, dreary, dreck, drecksill, dred scott decision, dredge, dredge up, dredger, dredging machine, dree, dreg
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British Dictionary definitions for dredge up (1 of 3)
dredge up
verb (tr, adverb)
to bring to notice, esp with considerable effort and from an obscure, remote, or unlikely sourceto dredge up worthless ideas
to raise with or as if with a dredgethey dredged up the corpse from the lake
British Dictionary definitions for dredge up (2 of 3)
dredge1
/ (drɛdʒ) /
noun
Also called: dredger a machine, in the form of a bucket ladder, grab, or suction device, used to remove material from a riverbed, channel, etc
another name for dredger 1 (def. 1)
verb
to remove (material) from a riverbed, channel, etc, by means of a dredge
(tr) to search for (a submerged object) with or as if with a dredge; drag
Word Origin for dredge
C16: perhaps ultimately from Old English dragan to draw; see drag
British Dictionary definitions for dredge up (3 of 3)
dredge2
/ (drɛdʒ) /
verb
to sprinkle or coat (food) with flour, sugar, etc
Word Origin for dredge
C16: from Old French dragie, perhaps from Latin tragēmata spices, from Greek
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