net

A2
Pronunciation
/ˈnet/
Adjective
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

to hit (a ball or puck) into the goal for a score (as in hockey or soccer)

2 Definition

free from all charges or deductions: such as

3 Definition

remaining after the deduction of all charges, outlay, or loss compare gross

Example Sentences
  • net worth
4 Definition

excluding all tare

Example Sentences
  • net weight
Noun (1)
9 definition(s)
1 Definition

an open-meshed fabric twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals

2 Definition

something made of net: such as

3 Definition

a device for catching fish, birds, or insects

4 Definition

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

5 Definition

the fabric that encloses the sides and back of the goal (see goal sense 2a) in various games (such as soccer or hockey)

Example Sentences
  • shot the puck into the net
6 Definition

an entrapping device or situation

Example Sentences
  • cannot escape the net of circumstances in which he is caught—W. P. Webb
7 Definition

something resembling a net in reticulation (as of lines, fibers, or figures)

Example Sentences
  • … the systemic net of restrictions …—John Edgar Wideman
8 Definition

a group of communications stations operating under unified control

Example Sentences
  • Army radio net
9 Definition

network sense 4

Noun (2)
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

to get possession of : gain

2 Definition

a net amount, profit, weight, or price

3 Definition

the golf score in a handicap match after deducting the player's handicap from the gross score

4 Definition

essence, gist

Verb (1)
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

or less commonly Net : internet

Example Sentences
  • world news on the Net
2 Definition

to cover or enclose with or as if with a net

3 Definition

to catch in or as if in a net

4 Definition

to cover with or as if with a network

5 Definition

to hit (a ball) into the net for the loss of a point in a racket game

Verb (2)
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

excluding all nonessential considerations : basic, final

Example Sentences
  • net effect
2 Definition

to receive by way of profit : clear

3 Definition

to produce by way of profit : yield