Collins English-English Dictionary

net [nεt]

1. 1. n an openwork fabric of string, rope, wire, etc; mesh

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

3. 3. n a thin light mesh fabric of cotton, nylon, or other fibre, used for curtains, dresses, etc

4. 4. n (as modifier)

   net curtains

5. 5. n a plan, strategy, etc, intended to trap or ensnare

   the murderer slipped through the police net

6. 6. n [sport] a strip of net that divides the playing area into two equal parts

7. 7. n a shot that hits the net, whether or not it goes over

8. 8. n the goal in soccer, hockey, etc

9. 9. n [often plural] [cricket] a pitch surrounded by netting, used for practice

10. 10. n a practice session in a net

11. 11. n short for internet

12. 12. n another word for network

13. 13. vt. [informal] [tr] to catch with or as if with a net; ensnare

14. 14. vt. [tr] to shelter or surround with a net

15. 15. vi. [intr] [sport] to score a goal

    Rangers netted three times in seven minutes

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

17. 17. vi. [Etymology] Old English net; related to Gothic nati, Dutch net

net [nεt]

1. 1. adj remaining after all deductions, as for taxes, expenses, losses, etc - Compare gross

   net profit

2. 2. adj (of weight) after deducting tare

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

4. 4. n net income, profits, weight, etc

5. 5. vt. [tr] to yield or earn as clear profit

6. 6. vt. [Etymology] C14: clean, neat, from French net neat¹; related to Dutch net, German nett

net

1. 1. an internet domain name for a company or organization