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Nestorius

net


Definition: Meaning of, net in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / nɛt /

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net nets
  1. internet the Net also the net the system that allows millions of computer users around the world to exchange information [=  the web]
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  2. for fishing/catching things [countable] something used for catching fish, insects, or animals which is made of threads or wires woven across each other with regular spaces between them
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  3. for sports [countable] the thing that players must hit the ball over in games such as tennis
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  4. for sports [countable] the thing behind the posts that players try to kick or hit the ball into in games such as football or HOCKEY [↪  goal]
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  5. for keeping things out [countable] something used for keeping things out, for example insects or birds, which is made of threads woven across each other with regular spaces between them
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  6. material [uncountable] very thin material made from fine threads woven together, with small spaces between
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  7. slip through the net if criminals slip through the net, they avoid attempts by the police etc to catch them
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  8. fall/slip through the net if someone or something falls or slips through the net, a system which was designed to help or check them has not succeeded in doing this
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  9. cast/spread your net wide to consider or try as many things as possible in order to find what you want
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  1. the net amount is the final amount that remains after all the other amounts have been taken away [↪  gross]
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  2. net result/effect the final result or effect of something
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  3. net weight the weight of something without its container
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
net netted netted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
netting nets
  1. [transitive] informal to earn a particular amount of money as a profit after tax has been paid
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  2. [transitive] to succeed in getting something, especially by using your skill
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  3. [intransitive and transitive] informal to hit or kick the ball into the net in sport [↪  score]
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  4. [transitive] to catch a fish in a net
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net used in phrases

  • drift net (noun)
    1. a large fishnet supported by floats; it drifts with the current
  • fishing net (noun)
    1. a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
  • gill net (noun)
    1. a flat fishnet suspended vertically in the water to entangle fish by their gills
  • landing net (noun)
    1. a net on a long handle used for lifting a fish out of the water after you have caught it
  • mosquito net (noun)
    1. a net placed over a bed as a protection against mosquitoes
  • net ball (noun)
    1. a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
  • net cord (noun)
    1. tennis the wire holding up the tennis net; a shot that clips the top of the tennis net
  • net estate (noun)
    1. and subject to federal and state inheritance taxes tax the estate remaining after debts and funeral expenses and administrative expenses have been deducted from the gross estate; the estate then left to be distributed
  • net fish (verb)
    1. fish with nets
  • net income (noun)
    1. including depreciation and other non-cash expenses the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time
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