Definition of cast/spread one's net wide
- Companies are casting their nets wide in search of young, talented employees.
: 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
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