Dragnet
English
Noun
Dragnet (plural Dragnets)- A net dragged across the bottom of a body of water.
- Heightened efforts by law-enforcement personnel to capture suspects.
Thesaurus
abduction, apprehension, arrest, arrestation, bait, birdlime, bola, capture, catch, catching, cobweb, collaring, coup, domiciliary visit, exploration, fishhook, fly, forage, forcible seizure, frisk, gill net, grab, grabbing, ground bait, hold, hook, house-search, hunt, hunting, jig, kidnapping, lariat, lasso, lime, lure, meshes, nabbing, net, noose, perquisition, picking up, plug, posse, pound net, power grab, prehension, probe, purse seine, quest, ransacking, rummage, running in, search, search party, search warrant, search-and-destroy operation, searching, seine, seizure, seizure of power, snare, snatch, snatching, sniggle, spinner, springe, squid, stalk, stalking, still hunt, taking in, taking into custody, toils, trawl, turning over, wobbler
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