to seine
- verb
- /seɪn/
- Specialized
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- Catfish farmers in the southern United States seine their annual crop.
Examples
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New York and Connecticut authorities placed limits on where boats could seine, leaving many inshore waters off-limits (Frye, 1978).
Academic text (1990) -
To ensure a good harvest, her family would seine the nearby lake for fresh fish every weekend.
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For the first few seconds, he tried to make sense of it, but it was like trying to seine Niagara Falls.
Fiction book (1994) -
Having a place to go and seine for bait, head over to the dock, fish, or just sit and enjoy the beach is an experience that all children who live here should have; that spot is perfect.
Blog text (19) -
During the summer, fishermen often seine along the shore to catch small fish for bait.
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Every spring, local biologists seine the river to study the spawning patterns of fish.
Synonyms
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1.0
To catch fish for sport or food
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3.2
Throw a fishing net into the water to catch fish
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5.3
To fish by dragging a large net or line through water
To catch fish with a net
To catch fish using nets that trap them by their gills
Compounds
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3.9
A large river in northern France that flows through Paris and into the English Channel
- Specialized
A large net two boats use to surround a group of fish and close at the bottom with a line
How Deep
Surface Forms
Etymology
Seine as a verb comes from the noun and simply means 'to fish with a seine', that is, to pull a large net through the water to surround and catch fish.