river+dredge

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• dredge — dredge1 [drej] n. [prob. < MDu dregge, akin to DRAG] 1. a device consisting of a net attached to a frame, dragged along the bottom of a river, bay, etc. to gather shellfish, marine plant specimens, etc. 2. an apparatus for scooping or sucking… …   English World dictionary

• dredge — [dredʒ] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Old English dragan to pull ] 1.) [I and T] to remove mud or sand from the bottom of a river, ↑harbour etc, or to search for something by doing this ▪ They were dredging for oysters. 2.) [T + with]… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dredge — ► VERB 1) clean out the bed of (a harbour, river, etc.) with a dredge. 2) bring up or remove with a dredge. 3) (dredge up) bring (something unwelcome and forgotten) to people s attention. ► NOUN ▪ an apparatus for bringing up objects or mud from… …   English terms dictionary

• dredge — dredge1 /drej/, n., v., dredged, dredging. n. 1. Also called dredging machine. any of various powerful machines for dredging up or removing earth, as from the bottom of a river, by means of a scoop, a series of buckets, a suction pipe, or the… …   Universalium

• dredge — I [[t]drɛdʒ[/t]] n. v. dredged, dredg•ing 1) civ any of various powerful machines for dredging up or removing earth, as by means of a scoop or a series of buckets 2) civ a barge on which such a machine is mounted 3) civ a dragnet or other… …   From formal English to slang

• dredge — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. a (often foll. by up) bring up (lost or hidden material) as if with a dredge (don t dredge all that up again). b (often foll. by away, up, out) bring up or clear (mud etc.) from a river, harbour, etc. with a dredge. 2 tr.… …   Useful english dictionary

• dredge — I. /drɛdʒ / (say drej) noun 1. a. a dragnet or other contrivance for gathering material or objects from the bed of a river, etc. b. such a dragnet used for harvesting shellfish from the seabed. 2. any of various powerful machines for dredging up… …  

• dredge — dredge1 [ dredʒ ] verb transitive 1. ) to remove dirt and sand from the bottom of a river or lake a ) to look for something at the bottom of a river or lake using a dredge 2. ) to shake something such as sugar or flour over something ,dredge up… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• dredge — dredge1 verb 1》 clean out the bed of (a harbour, river, etc.) with a dredge.     ↘bring up or remove with a dredge. 2》 (dredge something up) bring something unwelcome and forgotten to people s attention. noun an apparatus for bringing up objects… …   English new terms dictionary

• dredge — verb 1 (T) to remove mud or sand from the bottom of a river, harbour 1 etc 2 (I, T) to search for something on the bottom of a river, lake, etc with a dredge 3 (T) to cover food lightly with flour, sugar etc dredge sth up phrasal verb (T) 1… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• river — n. 1) to cross; ford a river 2) to dredge a river 3) a river floods; flows (into the sea); overflows (its banks); recedes; rises 4) down river; up river 5) (misc.) to sell down the river ( to betray ) * * * [ rɪvə] ford a river recedes rises up… …   Combinatory dictionary