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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

dragnet
    n 1: a system of coordinated measures for apprehending
         (criminals or other individuals); "caught in the police
         dragnet"
    2: a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
       [syn: trawl, dragnet, trawl net]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dragnet \Drag"net`\, n. [Cf. AS. dr[ae]gnet.]
   A net to be drawn along the bottom of a body of water, as in
   fishing.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for dragnet:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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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