[drɛdʒ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- clear the bed of (a harbour, river, or other area of water) by scooping out mud, weeds, and rubbish with a dredge
(e.g: the lower stretch of the river had been dredged)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century (as a noun; originally in dredge-boat): perhaps related to Middle Dutch dregghe ‘grappling hook’

[drɛdʒ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an apparatus for bringing up objects or mud from a river or seabed by scooping or dragging


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century (as a noun; originally in dredge-boat): perhaps related to Middle Dutch dregghe ‘grappling hook’

[drɛdʒ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- sprinkle (food) with a powdered substance such as flour or sugar
(e.g: dredge the bananas with sugar and cinnamon)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: from obsolete dredge ‘sweetmeat, mixture of spices’, from Old French dragie, perhaps via Latin from Greek tragēmata ‘spices’. Compare with dragée