seek vs dredge

seek and dredge both are nouns.

seek and dredge both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
seek	Yes	No	Yes	No
dredge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dredge is a hyponym of seek; that is, dredge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than seek:

seek: try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
dredge: search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost

Other hyponyms of seek include drag, finger, fumble, grope, divine, browse, surf, leave no stone unturned, hunt, gather, want, scour, seek out, go after, pursue, quest after, quest for, angle, fish, grub, feel, browse, shop.

seek (noun)	dredge (noun)
the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk	a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed

seek (verb)	dredge (verb)
inquire for	remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of	search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
go to or towards	cover before cooking
try to get or reach
make an effort or attempt

Difference between seek and dredge

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