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Synonyms for dragnet

Grammar : Noun
Spell : drag-net
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdrægˌnɛt

Définition of dragnet

Origin :
  • Old English drægnet, a net to drag the bottom of a body of water in fishing; see drag (v.) + net (n.). Figurative use is from 1640s; police sense attested by 1894.
  • noun manhunt
Example sentences :
  • Our luck is like water in a dragnet: you pull at it and it bulges, but when you've drawn it out it's empty!
  • Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy
  • "Mascola ran across our trammels this morning with a dragnet," the girl explained.
  • Extract from : « El Diablo » by Brayton Norton
  • He catches them in his net, and gathers them in his dragnet.
  • Extract from : « The World English Bible (WEB), The Old Testament, Complete » by Various
  • Ronquillo had “set a dragnet,” and taken the rice of all the people within reach, beginning with himself.
  • Extract from : « The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 » by E. H. Blair
  • Their idea of hunting for a workman is to dragnet the back rooms of saloons—especially if they're after a Socialist.
  • Extract from : « The Air Trust » by George Allan England
  • When Pasquale found that only an insignificant peon Pedro Cabenza had been taken in his dragnet, he exploded with fury.
  • Extract from : « Steve Yeager » by William MacLeod Raine
  • Another invalid—my secretary—one flounders in a dragnet of unfortunate circumstances.
  • Extract from : « Diane of the Green Van » by Leona Dalrymple
  • He had thrown out a dragnet of detectives and every suspicious character in the city was passing through it or landing in prison.
  • Extract from : « The Southerner » by Thomas Dixon
  • The Indulgence was a dragnet, drawing large hauls of hungry fish, and leaving them to squirm on the shores of sinful compromises.
  • Extract from : « Sketches of the Covenanters » by J. C. McFeeters
  • I thank you cordially for the police protection afforded me while the chief had his dragnet in operation.
  • Extract from : « The Black Star » by Johnston McCulley

Antonyms for dragnet

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