noun

1. a fabric made from string, cord, etc., loosely knotted or woven in an openwork pattern and used to trap or snare birds, fish, etc.
2. anything that catches or entraps; trap; snare
3. any of various devices made of meshed fabric, used to hold, protect, or mark off something a hairnet, tennis net
4. a fine, meshed, lacelike cloth, used to make curtains, trim garments, etc.
5. network ( & )
6. Volleyball, Tennis, etc. a ball or shuttlecock that hits the net, whether or not it goes over
   in full net ball
7. Comput., Informal Internet: with the

Etymology: ME < OE nett, akin to Ger netz, Goth nati < IE base *ned-, to twist together > L nodus, a knot

transitive verb netted net′·ted, netting net′·ting

1. to make into net or a net
2. to make with net
3. to trap or snare with or as with a net
4. to protect, shelter, or enclose with or as with a net
5. Volleyball, Tennis, etc. to hit (the ball or shuttlecock) into the net

intransitive verb

adjective

1. remaining after certain deductions or allowances have been made, as for expenses, weight of containers or waste materials, nonessential considerations, etc.
2. after all considerations; final net loss

Etymology: ME, trim, clean < Fr: see neat

noun

transitive verb netted net′·ted, netting net′·ting