Synonyms for dredge

Synonyms for (noun) dredge

Synonyms: dredge

Definition: a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed

Similar words: shovel, digger, excavator, power shovel

Definition: a machine for excavating


Synonyms for (verb) dredge

Synonyms: dredge

Definition: remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water

Similar words: remove, withdraw, take, take away

Definition: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

Usage: remove a threat; remove a wrapper; Remove the dirty dishes from the table; take the gun from your pocket; This machine withdraws heat from the environment


Synonyms: drag, dredge

Definition: search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost

Similar words: look for, search, seek

Definition: try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

Usage: The police are searching for clues; They are searching for the missing man in the entire county


Synonyms: dredge

Definition: cover before cooking

Usage: dredge the chicken in flour before frying it

Similar words: surface, coat

Definition: put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface

Usage: coat the cake with chocolate


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