What is the meaning of dredge?

noun

  • A power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed.

verb

  • Cover before cooking.
    • usage: "dredge the chicken in flour before frying it"
  • Search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost.
  • Remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water. .
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