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Net

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Word Frequency: 38.0

Definitions

1.SymbolISO 639-3 language code for Nete.
2.NounA mesh of string, cord or rope.
"a hairnet; a mosquito net; a tennis net"
3.NounA device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.
4.NounA device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
5.NounAnything that has the appearance of such a device.
"Petri net"
6.NounA trap.
"caught in the prosecuting attorney's net"
7.NounAny set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form a given polyhedron.
8.NounA system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them. A conductor that interconnects two or more component terminals.
9.NounA conductor that interconnects two or more component terminals.
10.NounA framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.
"The striker headed the ball into the net to make it 1-0."
11.NounA mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
12.NounThe area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).
13.VerbTo catch by means of a net.
14.VerbTo catch in a trap, or by stratagem.
15.VerbTo enclose or cover with a net.
"to net a tree"
16.VerbTo score (a goal).
"Evans netted the winner in the 80th minute."
17.VerbTo hit the ball into the net.
18.VerbTo form a netting or network; to knit.
19.AdjectiveFree from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat.
"net wine"
20.AdjectiveRemaining after expenses or deductions.
"net profit; net weight"
21.AdjectiveFinal; end.
"net result; net conclusion"
22.AdjectiveGood, desirable; clean, decent, clear.
23.AdverbAfter expenses or deductions.
"You'll have $5000 net."
24.NounThe amount remaining after expenses or other kinds of deductions are subtracted.
"Our net on that transaction was only fourteen dollars.; The net on that container was only fourteen tons."
25.VerbTo receive as profit.
"The company nets $30 on every sale."
26.VerbTo yield as profit for.
"The scam netted the criminals $30,000."
27.VerbTo fully hedge a position.
"Every party is netting their position with a counter-party."
28.VerbTo clean, wash, rinse.
29.Verb↑ Wright, Joseph (1903), The English Dialect Dictionary‎, volume 4, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 254
30.Verb↑ “netting, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
31.InterjectionAlternative spelling of nyet.

Synonyms

meshworkmeshnetworksacksack upclearreticulationlucretake-homeultimatelastfinal

Rhymes With

epithetsetsobriquetoffsetfretwetyetabet
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