DREDGE
Scrabble letter values: D2R1E1D2G2E1 = 9
Definition
- noun a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed.
- verb cover before cooking.
- verb search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost. — synonyms: drag
- verb remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water.
Examples
- “dredge the chicken in flour before frying it”
- “to dredge up someone's unsavoury past”
- “Dredge the meat with the flour mixture you prepared earlier.”