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DRAGNET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dragnet mean? 

DRAGNET (noun)
  The noun DRAGNET has 2 senses:

1. a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals)play

2. a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depthsplay

  Familiarity information: DRAGNET used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DRAGNET (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Context example:

caught in the police dragnet

Hypernyms ("dragnet" is a kind of...):

scheme; system (a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dragnet; trawl; trawl net

Hypernyms ("dragnet" is a kind of...):

fishing net; fishnet (a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in)


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