Dredge

noun

/dɹɛdʒ/

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.nounAny instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:

2.nounVery fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.

3.verbTo make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.

4.verbTo bring something to the surface with a dredge.

5.verb(Usually with up) to unearth.

"to dredge up someone's unsavoury past"

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