(figuratively) To find by diligent search, especially from unsavory sources. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dredge, up.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dredge up

simple past tense and past participle of dredge up

plural of dredge-up

(astrophysics) A temporary episode of deep convection in an evolved star, which brings fusion products to the surface of the star and allows them to be detected in the star's spectrum.

plural of dredging box

(cooking) A dredger (container with a perforated lid used for scattering sugar or flour). / (military, historical) A copper box with a perforated lid, used for sprinkling meal powder over shell fuses.

(sciences, statistics) Synonym of p-hacking

present participle of dredge up

(nautical) A vessel equipped for the removal of sand or sediment from the seabed. / One who fishes with a dredge. / A dredging machine.