net

¹net

noun \ˈnet\

Definition of NET

1

a : an open-meshed fabric twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals b : something made of net: as (1) : a device for catching fish, birds, or insects (2) : a fabric barricade which divides a court in half (as in tennis or volleyball) and over which a ball or shuttlecock must be hit to be in play (3) : the fabric that encloses the sides and back of the goal in various games (as soccer or hockey)

2

: an entrapping device or situation <caught in the net of suspicious circumstances>

3

: something resembling a net in reticulation (as of lines, fibers, or figures)

4

a : a group of communications stations operating under unified control b : network 4

5

often capitalized : internet

— net·less \-ləs\ adjective

— net·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective

— net·ty \ˈne-tē\ adjective

Origin of NET

Middle English nett, from Old English; akin to Old High German nezzi net

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with NET

bet, debt, fret, get, het, jet, let, Lett, met, pet, ret, set, stet, sweat, Tet, threat, vet, wet, whet, yet