dredge

nouns

a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
dredge
is a part of
a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging
dredger
is a type of (narrower)
a machine for excavating
digger, excavator, power shovel, shovel

verbs

cover before cooking
"dredge the chicken in flour before frying it"
dredge
domain category
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
"cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
cookery, cooking, preparation
is a type of (narrower)
put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
"coat the cake with chocolate"
coat, surface
search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
drag, dredge
remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water
dredge
is derived from
dredger
is a type of (narrower)
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
"remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
remove, take, take away, withdraw