Words nearby dredge
drear,
dreary,
dreck,
drecksill,
dred scott decision,
dredge,
dredge up,
dredger,
dredging machine,
dree,
dreg
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 source
to dredge up worthless ideas
to raise with or as if with a dredge
they dredged up the corpse from the lake
British Dictionary definitions for dredge up (2 of 3)
dredge
1
/ (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)
dredge
2
/ (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