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Word: net (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Final.
  • obsolete Good, desirable; clean, decent, clear.
  • Remaining after expenses or deductions.

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Noun:

  • A device made from such mesh, generally used for catching fish.
  • A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
  • A mesh of string, cord or rope.
  • Anything that has the appearance of such a device.
  • by extension A trap.
  • computing A computer network.
  • sports|tennis A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
  • geometry Of a polyhedron, any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form the polyhedron.
  • sports A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.
  • The amount remaining after expenses are deducted; profit.

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Proper noun:

  • computing The Internet.

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Verb:

  • To fully hedge a position.
  • transitive figurative To catch in a trap.
  • transitive football To score (a goal).
  • transitive To catch by means of a net.
  • transitive To receive as profit.

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