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net

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1. net - Noun

2. net - Adjective

3. net - Verb

4. net - Adverb

5. net - Preposition

6. net - Adjective Satellite

7. Net - Proper noun

Meaning

To make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to net silk.

To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.

To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.

To form network or netting; to knit.

Without spot; pure; shining.

Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc.

Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter, as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges, deductions, etc; as, net profit; net income; net weight, etc.

To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand dollars by the operation.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down. Robert Frost

I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will. Charlotte Brontë

The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it. John Gilmore

The sun cannot be covered by a net. Moroccan Proverb

The net of the sleeper catches fish. Greek Proverb

It is in vain to lay a net in sight of the birds. Italian Proverb

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