Seine (Verb)
Meaning
Fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine.
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- The fishermen went out to seine the waters near the shore for a bounty of fresh fish.
- Local regulations restrict the use of nets to seine for fish in protected areas.
- In the old days, people would seine the rivers and streams to catch their dinner.
- To seine the waters, the fishermen formed a semi-circle and pulled in their net.
- Before seine fishing was banned, the village relied heavily on it for their livelihood.