Usually means: Removes sediment from water bodies.
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  1. dredges: Merriam-Webster
  2. dredges: Collins English Dictionary
  3. dredges: Vocabulary.com
  4. Dredge's, dredges: Wordnik
  5. dredges: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. dredges: Wiktionary
  7. dredges: Dictionary.com
  8. dredges: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. Dredges: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. dredges: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Dredge)

noun:  Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:
noun:  A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds.
noun:  A dredging machine.
noun:  An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.
noun:  The act of dredging.
noun:  Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.
verb:  To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.
verb:  To bring something to the surface with a dredge.
verb:  (transitive, usually with "up") To unearth.
noun:  (cooking, countable) A large shaker for sprinkling spices or seasonings during food preparation.
noun:  (uncountable) A mixture of oats and barley.
verb:  (cooking, transitive) To sprinkle (food) with spices or seasonings, using a dredge.
noun:  A surname.
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