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English noun: dredge | |||
| 1. | dredge (artifact) a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | digger, excavator, power shovel, shovel | ||
| Part holonym | dredging bucket, scoop, scoop shovel | ||
| Part meronym | dredger | ||
English verb: dredge | |||
| 1. | dredge (contact) cover before cooking | ||
| Samples | Dredge the chicken in flour before frying it. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coat, surface | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | flour | ||
| Domain category | cookery, cooking, preparation | ||
| 2. | dredge (contact) search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost | ||
| Examples | The men dredge the area for animals , The men dredge for animals in the area | ||
| Synonyms | drag | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | look for, search, seek | ||
| 3. | dredge (contact) remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
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