Search results for 'net':

net¹ noun 1 an openwork material made of thread or cord, etc knotted, twisted or woven so as to form regularly shaped meshes. 2 a piece of this in any of various shapes or qualities appropriate to such uses as catching fish or insects, protecting fruit bushes, confining hair, etc. 3 a strip of net dividing a tennis or badminton court, etc. 4 sport the net-backed goal in hockey and football, etc. 5 (nets) cricket a a practice pitch enclosed in nets, indoors or outdoors; b a practice session in nets. 6 a snare or trap. 7 (the net) short for the Internet. adj made of or like net. verb (netted, netting) 1 to catch something in a net. 2 to cover something with a net. 3 sport to hit or kick, etc (the ball) into the net or goal. 4 intrans to construct net from thread or cord, etc. 5 historical to make (a purse, etc) using a knotting and looping process. netted adj 1 made into a net. 2 reticulated. 3 caught in a net. 4 covered with a net. netting noun 1 any material with meshes, made by knotting or twisting thread, cord or wire, etc. 2 the act or process of netting.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon net or nett.

net² adj 1 said of profit: remaining after all expenses, etc have been paid. Opposite of gross. 2 said of weight: excluding the packaging or container. verb (netted, netting) to produce, or earn, (an amount) as clear profit.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: French, meaning 'clean'.