Dragnet

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dragnet \Drag"net`\, n. [Cf. AS. dr[ae]gnet.]
     A net to be drawn along the bottom of a body of water, as in
     fishing.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  dragnet
       n 1: a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals
            or other individuals); "caught in the police dragnet"
       2: a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
          [syn: {trawl}, {trawl net}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  76 Moby Thesaurus words for "dragnet":
     abduction, apprehension, arrest, arrestation, bait, birdlime, bola,
     capture, catch, catching, cobweb, collaring, coup,
     domiciliary visit, exploration, fishhook, fly, forage,
     forcible seizure, frisk, gill net, grab, grabbing, ground bait,
     hold, hook, house-search, hunt, hunting, jig, kidnapping, lariat,
     lasso, lime, lure, meshes, nabbing, net, noose, perquisition,
     picking up, plug, posse, pound net, power grab, prehension, probe,
     purse seine, quest, ransacking, rummage, running in, search,
     search party, search warrant, search-and-destroy operation,
     searching, seine, seizure, seizure of power, snare, snatch,
     snatching, sniggle, spinner, springe, squid, stalk, stalking,
     still hunt, taking in, taking into custody, toils, trawl,
     turning over, wobbler