net
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Is net a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of net?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (by extension) A trap.Examples: "A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet."; "caught in the prosecuting attorney's net"Synonyms: snarebroadly
2. (geometry) Any 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.Synonyms: development
3. A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
4. (sports) A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.Examples: "Wigan had N'Zogbia sent off late on but Squillaci headed into his own net to give the home side a deserved point."; "The striker headed the ball into the net to make it 1-0."
5. (sports, tennis) A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
6. (tennis, by extension) The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).broadly
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To catch by means of a net.Synonyms: catchtransitive
2. (transitive, figuratively) To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.Examples: "And now I am here, netted and in the toils."Synonyms: catch, ensnare, entrap, snare, trapfigurativelytransitive
3. (transitive, soccer) To score (a goal).Examples: "Evans netted the winner in the 80th minute."; "Romeu then scored a penalty, Torres netted a header and Moses added the sixth from substitute Oscar's cross."transitive
4. (tennis) To hit the ball into the net.Examples: "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."
adj (English)
1. (obsolete) Good, desirable; clean, decent, clear.Examples: "Her brest all naked, as net iuory, / Without adorne of gold or siluer bright […]"not-comparableobsolete
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To receive as profit.Examples: "The company nets $30 on every sale."transitive
2. (transitive) To yield as profit for.Examples: "The scam netted the criminals $30,000."transitive
verb (English)
1. (dialectal) To clean, wash, rinse.dialectal
name (English)
1. (computing, informal) The Internet.Examples: "The Web is just part of the Net."informal
Definition source: Wiktionary