All dragnet synonyms
drag·net
D d noun dragnet
- manhunt — an intensive search for a criminal, suspect, escaped convict, etc., as by law enforcement agencies.
- search — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
- pursuit — the act of pursuing: in pursuit of the fox.
- chase — If you chase someone, or chase after them, you run after them or follow them quickly in order to catch or reach them.
- hunt — to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
- quest — a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something: a quest for uranium mines; a quest for knowledge.
- net — net income, profit, or the like.
- mesh — any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- trap — a ladder or ladderlike device used to reach a loft, attic, etc.
- snare — one of the strings of gut or of tightly spiraled metal stretched across the skin of a snare drum.
verb dragnet
- track down — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- seine — a river in France, flowing NW through Paris to the English Channel. 480 miles (773 km) long.
- sniff out — detect
- seek — to go in search or quest of: to seek the truth.
- trawl — Also called trawl net. a strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom.
- cast about — to make a mental or visual search
- trolling — to sing or utter in a full, rolling voice.
- run after — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- gun for — a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- go after — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- leave no stone unturned — the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.