net
1. net \'net\ \-.li-k\ n [ME nett, fr. OE; akin to OHG nezzi net, L nodus
knot] 1a: a meshed fabric twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular
interval s 1b: something made of net; esp : a device for catching fish,
birds, or insects 2: an entrapping situation 3: a network of lines,
fibers, or figures 4: a ball hit into the net in a racket game 5a: a
group of communications stations operating under unified control 5b:
NETWORK - net.like aj
2. net vt or net.ted; or net.ting 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 a network
4: to hit (a ball) into the net for the loss of a point in a racket game -
net.ter n
3. net aj [ME, clean, bright, fr. MF] 1: free from all charges or
deductions : as 1a: remaining after the deduction of all charges, outlay,
or loss 1b: excluding all tare 2: FINAL {~ result}
4. net vt or net.ted; or net.ting 1a: to make by way of profit : CLEAR
1b: to produce by way of profit : YIELD 2: to get possession : GAIN
5. net n 1: a net amount, profit, weight, or price 2: the score of a
golfer in a handicap match after deducting his handicap f rom his gross 3:
ESSENCE, GIST