cast/spread one's net wide

: to cause to move or send forth by throwing

: direct

: to put forth

: an act of casting

: something that happens as a result of chance

: a throw of dice

: to open or expand over a larger area

: to stretch out : extend

: to distribute over an area

: the act or process of spreading

: extent of spreading

: something spread out: such as

: an open-meshed fabric twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals

: something made of net: such as

: a device for catching fish, birds, or insects

: to cover or enclose with or as if with a net

: to catch in or as if in a net

: to cover with or as if with a network

: free from all charges or deductions: such as

: remaining after the deduction of all charges, outlay, or loss — compare gross

: excluding all tare

: to receive by way of profit : clear

: to produce by way of profit : yield

: to get possession of : gain

: a net amount, profit, weight, or price

: the score of a golfer in a handicap match after deducting his or her handicap from the gross score

: essence, gist

: having great extent : vast

: extending over a vast area : extensive

: extending throughout a specified area or scope

: over a great distance or extent : widely

: over a specified distance, area, or extent

: so as to leave much space or distance between