dragnet
About 0.12 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A net dragged across the bottom of a body of water.
- noun A heightened effort by law enforcement personnel undertaken in order to capture suspects.
- verb To drag a net across the bottom of a body of water.
- verb To undertake a heightened effort to catch a suspect.
Similar words
trawl trawl net drag-net drag draught net drawnet drift net trail net driftnet dragger
Often followed by
of and was clause for in to that is
Word family
dragnets
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