dragnet vs ransack

dragnet

verb
  • To make heightened efforts to catch a suspect. 

  • To drag a net across the bottom of a body of water. 

noun
  • Heightened efforts by law-enforcement personnel to capture suspects. 

  • A net dragged across the bottom of a body of water. 

ransack

verb
  • To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray. 

  • To violate; to ravish; to deflower. 

  • To loot or pillage. See also sack. 

noun
  • Eager search. 

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