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

:  comprehensive, inclusive

:  over a great distance or extent :  widely

:  so as to leave much space or distance between

:  so as to pass at or clear by a considerable distance