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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