net

[ net ]

/ nɛt /

noun

a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals: a butterfly net.

a piece of meshed fabric designed to serve a specific purpose, as to divide a court in racket games or protect against insects: a tennis net; a mosquito net.

anything serving to catch or ensnare: a police net to trap the bank robber.

a lacelike fabric with a uniform mesh of cotton, silk, rayon, nylon, etc., often forming the foundation of any of various laces.

(in tennis, badminton, etc.) a ball that hits the net.

Often nets. the goal in hockey or lacrosse.

any network or reticulated system of filaments, lines, veins, or the like.

any network containing computers and telecommunications equipment.

the Net, the Internet.

Mathematics. the abstraction, in topology, of a sequence; a map from a directed set to a given space.

(initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Reticulum.

Informal. a radio or television network.

verb (used with object), net·ted, net·ting.

to cover, screen, or enclose with a net or netting: netting the bed to keep out mosquitoes.

to take with a net: to net fish.

to set or use nets in (a river, stream, etc.), as for catching fish.

to catch or ensnare: to net a dangerous criminal.

(in tennis, badminton, etc.) to hit (the ball) into the net.

Origin of net

before 900; Middle English net (noun), netten (v.), Old English net(t) (noun); cognate with Dutch, Old Norse net, Gothic nati, German Netz

SYNONYMS FOR net

15 seize, capture, trap.

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OTHER WORDS FROM net

net·ta·ble, adjective net·like, adjective

Words nearby net

nestling, nestor, nestorian, nestorianism, nestorius, net, net asset value, net assets, net blotch, net book agreement, net domestic product

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The netlike weave of ancestry is particularly well exemplified in some of these families because of much close intermarriage.

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British Dictionary definitions for netlike (1 of 3)

net ¹

/ (nɛt) /

noun

an openwork fabric of string, rope, wire, etc; mesh Related adjective: retiary

a device made of net, used to protect or enclose things or to trap animals

a thin light mesh fabric of cotton, nylon, or other fibre, used for curtains, dresses, etc
(as modifier)net curtains

a plan, strategy, etc, intended to trap or ensnare the murderer slipped through the police net

sport

a strip of net that divides the playing area into two equal parts
a shot that hits the net, whether or not it goes over

the goal in soccer, hockey, etc

(often plural) cricket

a pitch surrounded by netting, used for practice
a practice session in a net

informal short for internet

another word for network (def. 2)

verb nets, netting or netted

(tr) to catch with or as if with a net; ensnare

(tr) to shelter or surround with a net

(intr) sport to score a goal Rangers netted three times in seven minutes

to make a net out of (rope, string, etc)

(intr) to hit a shot into the net

Word Origin for net

Old English net; related to Gothic nati, Dutch net

British Dictionary definitions for netlike (2 of 3)

net ²

nett

/ (nɛt) /

adjective

remaining after all deductions, as for taxes, expenses, losses, etc net profit Compare gross (def. 2)

(of weight) after deducting tare

ultimate; final; conclusive (esp in the phrase net result)

noun

net income, profits, weight, etc

verb nets, netting or netted

(tr) to yield or earn as clear profit

Word Origin for net

C14: clean, neat, from French net neat 1; related to Dutch net, German nett

British Dictionary definitions for netlike (3 of 3)

net ³

the internet domain name for

a company or organization

Cultural definitions for netlike

net

What remains after all deductions have been made. (Compare gross.)

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net

noun

verb (used with object), net·ted, net·ting.

Origin of net

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British Dictionary definitions for netlike (1 of 3)

noun

verb nets, netting or netted

Word Origin for net

British Dictionary definitions for netlike (2 of 3)

nett

adjective

noun

verb nets, netting or netted

Word Origin for net

British Dictionary definitions for netlike (3 of 3)

the internet domain name for

Cultural definitions for netlike

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net

noun

verb (used with object), net·ted, net·ting.

Origin of net

SYNONYMS FOR net

OTHER WORDS FROM net

Words nearby net

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []) .push({}); British Dictionary definitions for netlike (1 of 3)

noun

verb nets, netting or netted

Word Origin for net

British Dictionary definitions for netlike (2 of 3)

nett

adjective

noun

verb nets, netting or netted

Word Origin for net

British Dictionary definitions for netlike (3 of 3)

the internet domain name for

Cultural definitions for netlike

British Dictionary definitions for netlike (1 of 3)