to hit (a ball or puck) into the goal for a score (as in hockey or soccer)
free from all charges or deductions: such as
remaining after the deduction of all charges, outlay, or loss compare gross
excluding all tare
an open-meshed fabric twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals
something made of net: such as
a device for catching fish, birds, or insects
a fabric barricade (see barricade entry 2 sense 1a) 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
the fabric that encloses the sides and back of the goal (see goal sense 2a) in various games (such as soccer or hockey)
an entrapping device or situation
something resembling a net in reticulation (as of lines, fibers, or figures)
a group of communications stations operating under unified control
network sense 4
to get possession of : gain
a net amount, profit, weight, or price
the golf score in a handicap match after deducting the player's handicap from the gross score
essence, gist
or less commonly Net : internet
to cover or enclose with or as if with a net
to catch in or as if in a net
to cover with or as if with a network
to hit (a ball) into the net for the loss of a point in a racket game
excluding all nonessential considerations : basic, final
to receive by way of profit : clear
to produce by way of profit : yield