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noun(net)an open-meshed fabric twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals
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noun(net)something made of net: such as
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noun(net)a device for catching fish, birds, or insects
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verb(net)to cover or enclose with or as if with a net
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verb(net)to catch in or as if in a net
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verb(net)to cover with or as if with a network
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verb(net)to receive by way of profit : clear
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verb(net)to produce by way of profit : yield
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verb(net)to get possession of : gain
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noun(net)a net amount, profit, weight, or price
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noun(net)the score of a golfer in a handicap match after deducting his or her handicap from the gross score
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noun(net)essence, gist
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noun(net)a bag net with a handle that is used especially to scoop fish from the water
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noun(net)a fishing net often miles in extent arranged to drift with the tide or current and buoyed up by floats or attached to a boat
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noun(net)a net to exclude or keep off insects (as from a harness horse)
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noun(net)a flat net suspended vertically in the water with meshes that allow the head of a fish to pass but entangle the gills upon withdrawal
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noun(net)a strong net or sheet (as of canvas) used (as by firefighters) to catch a person jumping from a burning building
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noun(net)a finely woven large mesh net erected to entangle and capture birds or bats in flight