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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NET, n.
1. An instrument for catching fish and fowls, or wild beasts, formed with twine or thread interwoven with meshes.
2. A cunning device; a snare. Mich 7.
3. Inextricable difficulty. Job 18.
4. Severe afflictions. Job 19.
NET, v.t. To make a net or net-work; to knot.
NET, a. [See Neat]
1. Neat; pure; unadulterated.
2. Being without flaw or spot.
3. Being beyond all charges or outlay; as net profits.
4. Being clear of all tare and tret, or all deductions; as net weight. It is sometimes written nett, but improperly. Net is properly a mercantile appropriation of neat.
NET, v.t. To produce clear profit.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: remaining after all deductions; "net profit" [syn: net, nett] [ant: gross]
2: conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result" [syn: final, last, net] n
1: a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange [syn: internet, net, cyberspace]
2: a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
3: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) [syn: net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings]
4: a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
5: game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
6: an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals [syn: net, network, mesh, meshing, meshwork] v
1: make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" [syn: net, sack, sack up, clear]
2: yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million" [syn: net, clear]
3: construct or form a web, as if by weaving [syn: web, net]
4: catch with a net; "net a fish" [syn: net, nett]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English nett, from Old English; akin to Old High German nezzi net Date: before 12th century 1. a. an open-meshed fabric twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals b. something made of net: as (1) a device for catching fish, birds, or insects (2) a fabric barricade 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 (3) the fabric that encloses the sides and back of the goal in various games (as soccer or hockey) 2. an entrapping device or situation <caught in the net of suspicious circumstances> 3. something resembling a net in reticulation (as of lines, fibers, or figures) 4. a. a group of communications stations operating under unified control b. network 4 5. often capitalized Internet • netless adjective • netlike adjective • netty adjective II. transitive verb (netted; netting) Date: 1593 1. to cover or enclose with or as if with a net 2. to catch in or as if in a net 3. to cover with or as if with a network 4. a. to hit (a ball) into the net for the loss of a point in a racket game b. to hit (a ball or puck) into the goal for a score (as in hockey or soccer); also to score (a point or goal) by netting a ball or puck • netter noun III. adjective Etymology: Middle English, clean, pure, from Anglo-French — more at neat Date: 15th century 1. free from all charges or deductions: as a. remaining after the deduction of all charges, outlay, or loss <net earnings> <net worth> — compare gross b. excluding all tare <net weight> 2. excluding all nonessential considerations ; basic, final <the net result> <net effect> IV. transitive verb (netted; netting) Date: 1758 1. a. to receive by way of profit ; clear b. to produce by way of profit ; yield 2. to get possession of ; gain V. noun Date: circa 1904 1. a net amount, profit, weight, or price 2. the score of a golfer in a handicap match after deducting his or her handicap from the gross score 3. essence, gist

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. & v. --n. 1 an open-meshed fabric of cord, rope, fibre, etc. 2 a piece of net used esp. to restrain, contain, or delimit, or to catch fish or other animals. 3 a structure with net to enclose an area of ground, esp. in sport. 4 a a structure with net used in various games, esp. forming the goal in football, netball, etc., and dividing the court in tennis etc. b (often in pl.) a practice-ground in cricket, surrounded by nets. 5 a system or procedure for catching or entrapping a person or persons. 6 = NETWORK. --v. (netted, netting) 1 tr. a cover, confine, or catch with a net. b procure as with a net. 2 tr. hit (a ball) into the net, esp. of a goal. 3 intr. make netting. 4 tr. make (a purse, hammock, etc.) by knotting etc. threads together to form a net. 5 tr. fish with nets, or set nets, in (a river). 6 tr. (usu. as netted adj.) mark with a netlike pattern; reticulate. Derivatives: netful n. (pl. -fuls). Etymology: OE net, nett 2. adj. & v. (also nett) --adj. 1 (esp. of money) remaining after all necessary deductions, or free from deductions. 2 (of a price) to be paid in full; not reducible. 3 (of a weight) excluding that of the packaging or container etc. 4 (of an effect, result, etc.) ultimate, effective. --v.tr. (netted, netting) gain or yield (a sum) as net profit. Phrases and idioms: net profit the effective profit; the actual gain after working expenses have been paid. net ton see TON(1). Etymology: F net NEAT(1)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Net Net, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Netted; p. pr. & vb. n. Netting.] 1. To make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to net silk. 2. To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile. And now I am here, netted and in the toils. --Sir W. Scott. 3. To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Net Net, v. i. To form network or netting; to knit.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Net Net, a. [F. See Neat clean.] 1. Without spot; pure; shining. [Obs.] Her breast all naked as net ivory. --Spenser. 2. Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc. [R.] 3. Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter, as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges, deductions, etc; as, net profit; net income; net weight, etc. [Less properly written nett.] Net tonnage (Naut.), the tonnage of a vessel after a deduction from the gross tonnage has been made, to allow space for crew, machinery, etc.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Net Net, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Netted; p. pr. & vb. n. Netting.] To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand dollars by the operation.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Neat Neat, a. [Compar. Neater; superl. Neatest.] [OE. nett, F. nett, fr. L. nitidus, fr. nitere to shine. Cf. Nitid, Net, a., Natty.] 1. Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy. If you were to see her, you would wonder what poor body it was that was so surprisingly neat and clean. --Law. 2. Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress. 3. Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, neat brandy. ``Our old wine neat.'' --Chapman. 4. Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief. 5. With all deductions or allowances made; net. Note: [In this sense usually written net. See Net, a., 3.] neat line (Civil Engin.), a line to which work is to be built or formed. Neat work, work built or formed to neat lines. Syn: Nice; pure; cleanly; tidy; trim; spruce.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

I. NOUN AND VERB USES (nets, netting, netted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Net is a kind of cloth that you can see through. It is made of very fine threads woven together so that there are small equal spaces between them. N-UNCOUNT 2. A net is a piece of netting which is used as a protective covering for something, for example to protect vegetables from birds. I threw aside my mosquito net and jumped out of bed. N-COUNT 3. A net is a piece of netting which is used for catching fish, insects, or animals. Several fishermen sat on wooden barrels, tending their nets. N-COUNT 4. The Net is the same as the Internet. N-SING: the N 5. If you net a fish or other animal, you catch it in a net. I'm quite happy to net a fish and then let it go... = land VERB: V n 6. In games such as tennis, the net is the piece of netting across the centre of the court which the ball has to go over. N-COUNT: usu the N in sing 7. The net on a football or hockey field is the framework with netting over it which is attached to the back of the goal. He let the ball slip through his grasp and into the net. = goal N-COUNT: usu the N in sing 8. In basketball, the net is the netting which hangs from the metal hoop. You score goals by throwing the ball through the hoop and netting. N-COUNT 9. If you net something, you manage to get it, especially by using skill. They took to the water intent on netting the £250,000 reward offered for conclusive proof of the monster's existence. VERB: V n 10. If you net a particular amount of money, you gain it as profit after all expenses have been paid. Last year he netted a cool 3 million pounds by selling his holdings... = make VERB: V n 11. see also netting, safety net 12. If you cast your net wider, you look for or consider a greater variety of things. The security forces are casting their net wider. PHRASE: V and N inflect 13. If criminals slip through the net, they avoid being caught by the system or trap that was meant to catch them. Officials fear some of the thugs identified by British police may have slipped through the net. PHRASE: V inflects 14. You use slip through the net or fall through the net to describe a situation where people are not properly cared for by the system that is intended to help them. The existence of more than one agency with power to intervene can lead to children falling through the net. PHRASE: V inflects II. ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USES Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: in BRIT, also use 'nett' 1. A net amount is one which remains when everything that should be subtracted from it has been subtracted. ...a rise in sales and net profit... At the year end, net assets were £18 million... What you actually receive is net of deductions for the airfare and administration. ? gross ADJ: ADJ n, v-link ADJ of n • Net is also an adverb. Balances of £5,000 and above will earn 11 per cent gross, 8.25 per cent net... All bank and building society interest is paid net. ADV: amount ADV, ADV after v 2. The net weight of something is its weight without its container or the material that has been used to wrap it. ...350 mg net weight. ADJ: ADJ n 3. A net result is a final result after all the details have been considered or included. We have a net gain of nearly 50 seats, the biggest for any party in Scotland... We will be a net exporter of motor cars in just a few years' time. = overall ADJ: ADJ n

Easton's Bible Dictionary

in use among the Hebrews for fishing, hunting, and fowling. The fishing-net was probably constructed after the form of that used by the Egyptians (Isa. 19:8). There were three kinds of nets. (1.) The drag-net or hauling-net (Gr. sagene), of great size, and requiring many men to work it. It was usually let down from the fishing-boat, and then drawn to the shore or into the boat, as circumstances might require (Matt. 13:47, 48). (2.) The hand-net or casting-net (Gr. amphiblestron), which was thrown from a rock or a boat at any fish that might be seen (Matt. 4:18; Mark 1:16). It was called by the Latins funda. It was of circular form, "like the top of a tent." (3.) The bag-net (Gr. diktyon), used for enclosing fish in deep water (Luke 5:4-9).

The fowling-nets were (1) the trap, consisting of a net spread over a frame, and supported by a stick in such a way that it fell with the slightest touch (Amos 3:5, "gin;" Ps. 69:22; Job 18:9; Eccl. 9:12). (2) The snare, consisting of a cord to catch birds by the leg (Job 18:10; Ps. 18:5; 116:3; 140:5). (3.) The decoy, a cage filled with birds as decoys (Jer. 5:26, 27). Hunting-nets were much in use among the Hebrews.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

See FISHING; FOWLER.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. Snare, gin, trap, toil. II. a. [Written also Neat and Nett.] 1. Clear, without deductions. 2. Pure, unadulterated. III. v. a. Clear, get or gain over and above expenses.

Moby Thesaurus

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