net

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1. An openwork fabric made of threads or cords that are woven or knotted together at regular intervals.
2. Something made of openwork fabric, especially:
   a. A device for capturing birds, fish, or insects.
   b. A barrier against flying insects.
   c. A mesh for holding the hair in place.
   d. Something that entraps; a snare.
   e. A fine mesh fabric used as curtain or dress material or as the foundation for various laces.
3. Sports
   a. A barrier of meshwork cord or rope strung between two posts to divide a court in half, as in tennis and badminton.
   b. A ball that is hit into this meshwork barrier.
   c. The goal in soccer, hockey, and lacrosse.
   d. The cord meshwork attached to the hoop of a basket in basketball.
4. A meshed network of lines, figures, or fibers.
5. A radio, television, or telephone network.
6. Computer Science See network.

1. To catch or ensnare in or as if in a net.
2. To cover, protect, or surround with or as if with a net.
3. Sports To hit (a ball) into the net.
4. To make into a net.

Related Forms:

• netˈter noun

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1. Business
   a. Remaining after all deductions have been made, as for expenses: net profit.
   b. Remaining after tare is deducted: net weight.
2. Ultimate; final: the net result.

1. Business A net amount, as of profit or weight.
2. The main point; the essence: the net of our discussion.

1. To bring in or yield as profit.
2. To clear as profit.

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