Main Entry: ²net

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): net·ted; net·ting

Date: 1593

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 or as if with a network
4 a : to hit (a ball) into the net for the loss of a point in a racket game b : to hit (a ball or puck) into the goal for a score (as in hockey or soccer); also : to score (a point or goal) by netting a ball or puck

— net·ter noun