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DRAGNET

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths

Synonyms:

dragnet; trawl; trawl net

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Example:

caught in the police dragnet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

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

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

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