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nɛt
- a piece of open-meshed material made of twine, cord, or something similar, used typically for catching fish or other animals
"fishermen mending their nets"
- a piece of net supported by a frame at the end of a handle, used for catching fish or insects
- the total amount of fish caught in one session or expedition
"good nets of roach, chub, and perch"
- a structure consisting of a net supported on a frame, forming the goal in games such as soccer and hockey
"he turned Wilson's cross into the net"
- a net supported on a cord between two posts to divide the playing area in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
- a strip of ground enclosed by a net, for batting and bowling practice
"a full net practice"
- a safety net
"he felt like a tightrope-walker without a net"
- a fine fabric with a very open weave
"net curtains"
- net curtains
- a means of catching someone; a trap
"the search was delayed, allowing the murderers to escape the net"
- a means of selecting or securing someone or something
"he spread his net far and wide in his long search for success"
- the internet
"ensuring privacy on the net is an increasingly difficult job"
- a communications or broadcasting network, especially of maritime radio
"the radio net was brought to life with a mayday"
- a network of interconnected computers
"a computer news net"
- catch or land (a fish or other animal) with a net
"damage caused when netting the fish"
- fish with nets in (a river)
"they were netting the River Naver"
- acquire or obtain in a skilful way
"customs officials have netted large caches of drugs"
- (in sport) hit (a ball) into the net; score (a goal)
"Butler netted 14 goals"
- cover with a net
"we fenced off a rabbit-proof area for vegetables and netted the top"