'the net' definitions:
Definition of 'the net'
From: GCIDE
- Net \Net\ (n[e^]t), n. [AS. net; akin to D. net, OS. net, netti, OHG. nezzi, G. netz, Icel. & Dan. net, Sw. n[aum]t, Goth. nati; of uncertain origin.]
- 1. A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare; any device for catching and holding. [1913 Webster]
- A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet. --Prov. xxix. 5. [1913 Webster]
- In the church's net there are fishes good or bad. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Geom.) A figure made up of a large number of straight lines or curves, which are connected at certain points and related to each other by some specified law. [1913 Webster]
- 5. A network. [informal] [PJC]
- 6. Specifically: The internet; -- usually the net; as, I found it on the net. [slang] [PJC]
Words containing 'the net'
- Net,
- Netted,
- Netting,
- Bag net,
- Balloon net,
- Boarding nettings,
- Bow net,
- Bramble net,
- Brussels net,
- Casting net,
- Clap net,
- Draft net,
- Draught net,
- Drift net,
- Fishing net,
- Fly net,
- Fold net,
- Garden net,
- Gill net,
- Glade net,
- Hammock nettings,
- Landing net,
- Mosquito net,
- Mosquito netting,
- Net tonnage,
- Netting needle,
- Point net,
- Purse net,
- Quarter nettings,
- Scoop net,
- Shrimp net,
- Spoon net,
- Sweep net,
- Tooth net,
- Torpedo nettings,
- Trail net,
- Tunnel net,
- Warp net,
- Wire netting,
- Wolf net,
- bobbin net,
- fyke net,
- net ball,
- net estate,
- net fish,
- net income,
- net melon,
- net profit,
- net sales,
- net ton,
- net worth,
- netted melon,
- neural net,
- pound net,
- safety net,
- trammel net,
- trawl net,
- volleyball net,
- Day-net,
- Net-veined,
- Tuck-net,
- Warp-net frame