Sekirov Dictionary

dragnet

/ˈdɹæɡˌnɛt/

noun 2
verb 2
forms 3

noun2

A net dragged across the bottom of a body of water.
(figurative) A heightened effort by law enforcement personnel undertaken in order to capture suspects.

verb2

•
To drag a net across the bottom of a body of water.
- When ponds are cleaned out periodically, fish are trapped or dragnetted and finally the pond is drained to remove all fish. — 2013
•
(figurative) To undertake a heightened effort to catch a suspect.
- A May Day anti-capitalist protest last year in Seattle saw clashes between police and protesters, and the FBI had been dragnetting potential anarchists. — 2013

forms

dragnetted · dragnetting · dragnets

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