net English
(NET)
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .
Noun
( en noun)
A mesh of string, cord or rope.
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A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.
*
, title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , chapter=1
, passage=Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand. We spent consider'ble money getting 'em reset, and then a swordfish got into the pound and tore the nets all to slathers, right in the middle of the squiteague season.}}
A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
Anything that has the appearance of such a device.
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(by extension) A trap.
* Bible, Proverbs xxix. 5
- A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet.
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(geometry) Of a polyhedron, any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form the polyhedron.
A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them, e.g. computer ~, road ~, electricity distribution ~.
(sports) A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.
* {{quote-news, year=2010, date=December 29, author=Mark Vesty, work=BBC
, title= Wigan 2-2 Arsenal
, passage=Wigan had N'Zogbia sent off late on but Squillaci headed into his own net to give the home side a deserved point.}}
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(sports, tennis) A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
Synonyms
* (mesh) mesh, network
* (used for catching or trapping)
* snare, trap
* (anything that has the appearance of a net) reticulation
* (in geometry) development
* (in computing) network
Derived terms
* fishnet
* hairnet
* hit the net
* internet
* netting
* network
* neural net
* Petri net
* safety net
Verb
( nett)
To catch by means of a net.
(figuratively) To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.
* Sir Walter Scott
- And now I am here, netted and in the toils.
To enclose or cover with a net.
- to net a tree
(football) To score (a goal).
- Evans netted the winner in the 80th minute.
* 2012 , Chelsea 6-0 Wolves [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19632463]
- Romeu then scored a penalty, Torres netted a header and Moses added the sixth from substitute Oscar's cross.
(tennis) To hit the ball into the net.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=June 28
, author=David Ornstein
, title=Wimbledon 2011: Victoria Azarenka beats Tamira Paszek in quarters
, work=BBC Sport
citation
, page=
, passage=Azarenka whipped a sensational forehand around the net post to break for 2-0 in the second set, followed it up with a love hold and moved to 5-1 when Paszek netted a forehand.}}
To form network or netting; to knit.
Synonyms
* (catch by means of a net) catch
* (to trap) catch, ensnare, entrap, snare, trap
Etymology 2
From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) (m), from (etyl) (m). Compare (m), (m).
Alternative forms
* nett
Adjective
( -)
(obsolete) Good, desirable; clean, decent, clear.
* 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.xii:
- Her brest all naked, as net iuory, / Without adorne of gold or siluer bright
Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat.
- net wine
Remaining after expenses or deductions.
- net''' profit''; '''''net weight
Final; end.
- net''' result''; '''''net conclusion
Derived terms
* net income
* net loss
* net weight
Adverb
( -)
after expenses or deductions
- You'll have $5000 net .
( after expenses or deductions)
* German: ( t)
( trans-mid)
( trans-bottom)
Noun
( en noun)
The amount remaining after expenses are deducted; profit.
Verb
( nett)
To receive as profit.
- The company nets $30 on every sale.
To yield as profit for.
- The scam netted the criminals $30,000.
To fully hedge a position.
- Every party is netting their position with a counter-party
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