net

noun nets

1. A mesh of string, cord or rope. a hairnet; a mosquito net; a tennis net
2. A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc. Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand. We spent consider'ble money getting 'em reset, and then a swordfish got into the pound and tore the nets all to slather
3. A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something. The nets have to be checked to make sure that they are not tangled up and therefore useless, and the carcasses of the dead sharks are removed.
4. Anything that has the appearance of such a device. Petri net

   Similar: reticulation

5. broadly A trap. A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet.

   Similar: snare

6. Any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form a given polyhedron.

   Similar: development

7. A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
8. A conductor that interconnects two or more component terminals.
9. A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc. Wigan had N'Zogbia sent off late on but Squillaci headed into his own net to give the home side a deserved point.
10. A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
11. broadly The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).

Similar: mesh, network, trap

verb nets · netting · netted

1. transitive To catch by means of a net.

   Similar: catch

2. figuratively, transitive To catch in a trap, or by stratagem. And now I am here, netted and in the toils.

   Similar: catch, ensnare, entrap, snare, trap

3. To enclose or cover with a net. Net the cherry trees to keep birds out.
4. transitive To score (a goal). Evans netted the winner in the 80th minute.
5. To hit the ball into the net. Azarenka whipped a sensational forehand around the net post to break for 2-0 in the second set, followed it up with a love hold and moved to 5-1 when Paszek netted a forehand.
6. To form a netting or network; to knit. I was shown into a pretty but rather close drawing-room, and there sat Agnes, netting a purse.

adjective nett

1. not comparable Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat. net wine
2. not comparable Remaining after expenses or deductions. Near-synonym: take-home

   Similar: clear, take-home

3. not comparable Final; end. net result; net conclusion
4. not comparable, obsolete Good, desirable; clean, decent, clear. Her brest all naked, as net iuory, / Without adorne of gold or siluer bright […]

adverb nett

1. not comparable After expenses or deductions. You'll have $5000 net.

noun nets · nett

1. The amount remaining after expenses or other kinds of deductions are subtracted. Our net on that transaction was only fourteen dollars.

verb nets · netting · netted · nett

1. transitive To receive as profit. The company nets $30 on every sale.
2. transitive To yield as profit for. The scam netted the criminals $30,000.
3. To fully hedge a position. Every party is netting their position with a counter-party.

verb nets · netting · netted

1. dialectal To clean, wash, rinse.

interjection

1. alternative Alternative spelling of nyet Or again, the Russian Government may now take a poor view of publicizing rumours of Snowmen being sighted within their own frontiers. They may prefer to say Net to the prospect of dealing with inquiring foreigners who might ask for permission to go rampaging for footprints and sightings all over the

proper noun the Net · 'Net

1. abbreviation, clipping, informal Clipping of Internet The Web is just part of the Net.

proper noun

1. A nickname for someone named Jeannette (or any of its alternative forms). Grandmother used my full middle name when she was talking about me. “Net's, short for Jeannette, baby,” Grandmother proudly answered each time. They all knew who Net was. “Net's gone back to Cincinnati,” she added.

noun NETs

1. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of neutrophil extracellular trap

preposition

1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of no earlier than or not earlier than