1. net - Noun
2. net - Adjective
3. net - Verb
4. net - Adverb
5. net - Preposition
6. net - Adjective Satellite
7. Net - Proper noun
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 dictionaryWriting 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