dredged

Meanings

• Verb

  To drag or pull something, especially something heavy or difficult, through water or mud.

  - "The workers dredged the riverbed to clear it of debris."
  - "The ship was dredged to remove barnacles from its hull."

• Verb

  To search through (something) thoroughly and carefully, especially in order to find something.

  - "The police dredged the lake for hours but couldn't find the missing child."
  - "The investigators dredged the records to uncover evidence."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dredged
ledge , pledge , edge

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Variants

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dredge , dredged , dredges , dredging , dredge up , dredged up , dredges up , dredging up

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Etymology

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Old English drēgan, from drēg, a pole, from the motion of rowing or dragging.

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Trivia

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1. The verb 'dredge' is related to the noun 'dredge', which can refer to a deep hole in the water or to a heavy tool used for fishing.

2. The term 'dredge' comes from the Old English word 'drēgan', which means 'to drag'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Dredging: The process of removing sediment or debris from the bottom of a body of water, typically using a dredger.

2. Dredger: A machine used to remove sediment or debris from the bottom of a body of water.

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Culture

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The term 'dredge' has been used extensively in literature, particularly in nautical and maritime contexts. For example, Herman Melville's Moby-Dick features a scene where the whaleboat is dredged for whales.

How to Memorize "dredged"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine pulling a heavy object through water or mud.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with 'search' or 'find'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'Dogs Really Enjoy Digging Garbage' (Drag, Remove, Excavate, Search, Gather)

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