net
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noun \ˈnet\Definition of NET
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a : an open-meshed fabric twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals b : something made of net: as (1) : a device for catching fish, birds, or insects (2) : a fabric barricade which divides a court in half (as in tennis or volleyball) and over which a ball or shuttlecock must be hit to be in play (3) : the fabric that encloses the sides and back of the goal in various games (as soccer or hockey)
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: an entrapping device or situation <caught in the net of suspicious circumstances>
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: something resembling a net in reticulation (as of lines, fibers, or figures)
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a : a group of communications stations operating under unified control b : network 4
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often capitalized : internet
— net·less \-ləs\ adjective
— net·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective
— net·ty \ˈne-tē\ adjective
Origin of NET
Middle English nett, from Old English; akin to Old High German nezzi net
First Known Use: before 12th century
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transitive verbnet·tednet·ting
Definition of NET
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: to cover or enclose with or as if with a net
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: to catch in or as if in a net
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: to cover with or as if with a network
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a : to hit (a ball) into the net for the loss of a point in a racket game b : to hit (a ball or puck) into the goal for a score (as in hockey or soccer); also : to score (a point or goal) by netting a ball or puck
— net·ter noun
First Known Use of NET
1593
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adjectiveDefinition of NET
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: free from all charges or deductions: as a : remaining after the deduction of all charges, outlay, or loss <net earnings> <net worth> — compare gross b : excluding all tare <net weight>
See Examples of NET
- The net result of the new bridge will be fewer traffic jams.
Origin of NET
Middle English, clean, pure, from Anglo-French — more at neat
First Known Use: 15th century
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transitive verbnet·tednet·ting
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nounDefinition of NET
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: a net amount, profit, weight, or price
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: the score of a golfer in a handicap match after deducting his or her handicap from the gross score
First Known Use of NET
circa 1904
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noun \ˈnet\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of NET
: network <in the portal system, blood passes through two capillary nets—E. B. Steen & Ashley Montagu>
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