net

Meaning

Noun

1. A mesh of string, cord or rope.
2. A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.
3. A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
4. Anything that has the appearance of such a device.
5. (broadly) A trap.
6. 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.
7. A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
8. A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
9. A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.
10. A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
11. (broadly) The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).

Verb

1. (transitive) To catch by means of a net.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.
3. To enclose or cover with a net.
4. (transitive) To score (a goal).
5. To hit the ball into the net.
6. To form a netting or network; to knit.

Adj

1. (not-comparable, obsolete) Good, desirable; clean, decent, clear.
2. (not-comparable) Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat.
3. (not-comparable) Remaining after expenses or deductions.
4. (not-comparable) Final; end.

Adv

After expenses or deductions.

Verb

1. (transitive) To receive as profit.
2. (transitive) To yield as profit for.
3. To fully hedge a position.

Verb

To clean, wash, rinse.

Intj

Alternative spelling of nyet.

Synonyms

network

web

fishnet

trap

🪤

clear

mesh

fishing net

snare

nett

trawl

clean

fish

🐟

seine

neat

spider’s web

pure

final

catch

earnings

profits

sack

netting

net income

net profit

bag

meshing

meshwork

profit

mosquito net

grid

lucre

after-tax

cleanly cut

cobweb

hunting net

sling

trammel

sack up

noose

precise

cleanly

entangle

ensnare

pretty

clarify

meshes

knit

Internet

🌐

last

cyberspace

Translations

Netz

red

rete

filet

réseau

xarxa

rede

net

net

netto

δίχτυ

netto

netwerk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nɛt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: nett

Inherited from Old English: net

Cognate with Western Frisian: net

Cognate with Low German: Nett

Cognate with Dutch: net

Cognate with German: Netz

Cognate with Danish: net

Cognate with Swedish: nät

Inherited from Middle English: net

In summary

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *neHd-
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Germanic *natją
Proto-West Germanic *nati
Old English nett
Middle English net
English net
From Middle English net, from Old English net, nett, from Proto-West Germanic *nati, from Proto-Germanic *natją, from Proto-Indo-European *neHd- (“to turn, twist, knot”).
Cognates
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Nät (“net”), West Frisian, Dutch net (“net”), German, Luxembourgish Netz (“net”), Yiddish נעץ (nets, “net”) Danish, Elfdalian, Faroese, Icelandic net (“net”), Norwegian Bokmål nett (“net”), Norwegian Nynorsk net, nett (“net”), Swedish nät (“net”), Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌹 (nati, “net”).

Sentences

Tully took a corner for Celtic and swung the ball directly into the net .