Net
Net (net) , noun
[Anglo-Saxon net; akin to Dutch net, Old Saxon net, netti, Old High German nezzi, German netz, Icelandic & Danish net, Swedish nat, Gothic nati; of uncertain origin.]
1.
A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc.
2.
Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare; any device for catching and holding.
A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet.
In the church's net there are fishes good or bad.
3.
Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net.
4.
(Geometry) A figure made up of a large number of straight lines or curves, which are connected at certain points and related to each other by some specified law.
5.
A network. [informal]
6.
The internet; -- usually the net; as, I found it on the net. [slang]
Net , transitive verb
1.
To make into a net; to make in the style of network; as, to net silk.
2.
To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.
And now I am here, netted and in the toils.
3.
To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.
Net , intransitive verb
To form network or netting; to knit.
Net , adjective
[F. See Neat clean.]
1.
Without spot; pure; shining. [Obsolete]
Her breast all naked as net ivory.
2.
Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc. [Rare]
3.
Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter, as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges, deductions, etc; as, net profit; net income; net weight, etc.
Collocations (1)
Net tonnage (Nautical) , the tonnage of a vessel after a deduction from the gross tonnage has been made, to allow space for crew, machinery, etc.
Net , transitive verb
To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand dollars by the operation.