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   net

   /nɛt/

   noun

   • 1. a piece of open-meshed material made of twine, cord, or something similar, used typically for catching fish or other animals: "fishermen mending their nets"
   • ▪ a piece of net supported by a frame at the end of a handle, used for catching fish or insects.
   • ▪ the total amount of fish caught in one session or expedition: "good nets of roach, chub, and perch"
   • 2. a structure consisting of a net supported on a frame, forming the goal in games such as soccer and hockey: "he turned Wilson's cross into the net"
   • ▪ a net supported on a cord between two posts to divide the playing area in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
   • ▪ a strip of ground enclosed by a net, for batting and bowling practice: "a full net practice"
   • ▪ a safety net: "he felt like a tightrope-walker without a net"
   • 3. a fine fabric with a very open weave: "net curtains" Similar nettingmeshworkmeshwebbingtullefishnetopenworklacelaceworklatticeworklattice
   • ▪ net curtains. informal British
   • 4. a means of catching someone; a trap: "the search was delayed, allowing the murderers to escape the net" Similar trapbooby trapsnareliterary:toils
   • ▪ a means of selecting or securing someone or something: "he spread his net far and wide in his long search for success"
   • 5. the internet: "ensuring privacy on the net is an increasingly difficult job"
   • ▪ a communications or broadcasting network, especially of maritime radio: "the radio net was brought to life with a mayday"
   • ▪ a network of interconnected computers: "a computer news net"

   verb

   • 1. catch or land (a fish or other animal) with a net: "damage caused when netting the fish"
   • ▪ fish with nets in (a river): "they were netting the River Naver"
   • ▪ acquire or obtain in a skilful way: "customs officials have netted large caches of drugs"
   • 2. (in sport) hit (a ball) into the net; score (a goal): "Butler netted 14 goals"
   • 3. cover with a net: "we fenced off a rabbit-proof area for vegetables and netted the top"

   Word Origin Old Englishnet, nett, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch net and German Netz.

   Derivatives

   • 1. netful noun
   • 2. netlike adjective

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