DRAGNET Synonyms

• a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials

• the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles

• contact by fitting together

• the topology of a network whose components are all connected directly to every other component

• an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

• the act of interlocking or meshing

• keep engaged

• coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively

• work together in harmony

• entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh

• remaining after all deductions

• a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

• a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects

• the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

• a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)

• game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton

• an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

• conclusive in a process or progression

• make as a net profit

• yield as a net profit

• construct or form a web, as if by weaving

• catch with a net

• a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

• a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled

• make a noose in or of

• secure with a noose

• something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

• a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head

• a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities

• strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit

• a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

• catch in or as if in a trap

• entice and trap

• a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

• drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas

• something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

• a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters

• the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

• informal terms for the mouth

• a light two-wheeled carriage

• a hazard on a golf course

• place in a confining or embarrassing position

• catch in or as if in a trap

• hold or catch as if in a trap

• to hold fast or prevent from moving

• to sell marijuana on a street corner

• an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving

• an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim

• the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft

• an interconnected system of things or people

• computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol

• a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)

• membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals

• construct or form a web, as if by weaving

• something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

• a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head

• a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities

• strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit

• a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

• catch in or as if in a trap

• entice and trap

• a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths