Oxford Dictionary English dragnet noun noun BrE BrE//ˈdræɡnet// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈdræɡnet// Add to my wordlistjump to other results1a net which is pulled through water to catch fish, or along the ground to catch animals Wordfinderfishingbait, bite, dragnet, fishing, fly, hook, line, net, rod, trawl2a thorough search, especially for a criminalSee dragnet in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: dragnet oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com