ALL meanings of dragnet
drag·net
D d - noun dragnet fishing: trawling net 1
- noun dragnet system for catching criminals 1
- noun dragnet A net drawn through a river or across ground to trap fish or game. 1
- noun dragnet a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc. 1
- noun dragnet a system or network for finding or catching someone, as a criminal wanted by the police. 1
- noun dragnet A net dragged across the bottom of a body of water. 0
- noun dragnet Heightened efforts by law-enforcement personnel to capture suspects. 0
- verb dragnet To make heightened efforts to catch a suspect. 0
- singular noun dragnet A dragnet is a method used by police to catch suspected criminals. A large number of police officers search a specific area, in the hope that they will eventually find the person they are looking for. 0
- noun dragnet a heavy or weighted net used to scour the bottom of a pond, river, etc, as when searching for something 0
- noun dragnet any system of coordinated efforts by police forces to track down wanted persons 0
- noun dragnet a net dragged along the bottom of a river, lake, etc. for catching fish 0
- noun dragnet a net for catching small game 0
- noun dragnet an organized system or network for gathering in or catching criminals or others wanted by the authorities 0