n.
Pronunciation: ' drej
Function: verb
Inflected Form: dredged ; dredg · ing
Date: 1508
transitive verb
1 a : to dig, gather, or pull out with or as if with a dredge ― often used with up b : to deepen (as a waterway) with a dredging machine
2 : to bring to light by deep searching ― often used with up < dredging up memories>
intransitive verb
1 : to use a dredge
2 : to search deeply
– dredg · er noun