Topic: CIVIL
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Origin: | Perhaps from Old English dragan 'to pull' |
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dredge
1 [intransitive and transitive]TTWTEC to remove mud or sand from the bottom of a river, harbour etc, or to search for something by doing this : They dredged for oysters.
They dredged for oysters.2 [transitive + with]DF to cover food lightly with flour, sugar etc
dredge something ↔ up
phrasal verb1 to start talking again about something that happened a long time ago, especially something unpleasant : Newsweek magazine dredged up some remarks which he made last year.
Newsweek magazine dredged up some remarks which he made last year.2 to manage to remember something, or to feel or express an emotion, with difficulty : Robertson tried to dredge up an image of her in his mind. From somewhere she dredged up a brilliant smile.
Robertson tried to dredge up an image of her in his mind.From somewhere she dredged up a brilliant smile.3TTW to pull something up from the bottom of a river, lake etc
