Dragnet

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA net dragged across the bottom of a body of water.

2.noun(law enforcement) Heightened efforts by law-enforcement personnel to capture suspects.

3.verbTo drag a net across the bottom of a body of water.

4.verb(law enforcement) To make heightened efforts to catch a suspect.

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