sein
- A type of fishing net that hangs vertically in the water with floats at the top and weights at the bottom, used to encircle fish. nounThe fishermen used a seine to catch a large number of fish in the bay.Seining is a common method of fishing in shallow waters.
- To fish using a seine net. verbThey seined the river to catch salmon during the spawning season.The crew spent the afternoon seining along the coastline.