verb
- past tense and past participle of dipnet; caught fish using a dipnet (a net on a handle dipped into water)
Usage: informal; chiefly North American
Examples
- The fisherman dipnetted several salmon from the river.
- We dipnetted for trout in the shallow stream.
- She dipnetted a large bass near the dock.
- They dipnetted baitfish to use for larger catches.
- He dipnetted carefully to avoid disturbing the water.