dredge
verb/drɛdʒ/
Frequency rank: #12,498 most common English word
Meaning
To clear or deepen a body of water by scooping out mud, sediment, or debris from the bottom.
Example sentence
Workers had to dredge the river to remove the accumulated silt and make it navigable again.
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