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net

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

transitive verb netted, netting

  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

to make nets or network

Related Forms:

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

noun

a net amount, profit, weight, price, result, etc.

transitive verb netted, netting

to get or bring in as a net; clear as profit, etc.

See net in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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