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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Net \Net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Netted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Netting}.] 1. To make into a net; to make in the style of network; as, to net silk. [1913 Webster] 2. To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile. [1913 Webster] And now I am here, netted and in the toils. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 3. To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Net \Net\, v. i. To form network or netting; to knit. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Net \Net\, a. [F. See {Neat} clean.] 1. Without spot; pure; shining. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Her breast all naked as net ivory. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc. [R.] [1913 Webster] 3. Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter, as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges, deductions, etc; as, net profit; net income; net weight, etc. [Less properly written {nett}.] [1913 Webster] {Net tonnage} (Naut.), the tonnage of a vessel after a deduction from the gross tonnage has been made, to allow space for crew, machinery, etc. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Net \Net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Netted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Netting}.] To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand dollars by the operation. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Neat \Neat\, a. [Compar. {Neater}; superl. {Neatest}.] [OE. nett, F. nett, fr. L. nitidus, fr. nitere to shine. Cf. {Nitid}, {Net}, a., {Natty}.] 1. Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy. [1913 Webster] If you were to see her, you would wonder what poor body it was that was so surprisingly neat and clean. --Law. [1913 Webster] 2. Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress. [1913 Webster] 3. Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, neat brandy; to drink one's vodka neat. Hence: (Chem.) Pure; undiluted; as, dissolved in neat acetone. "Our old wine neat." --Chapman. [1913 Webster +PJC] 4. Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief. [1913 Webster] 5. With all deductions or allowances made; net. Note: [In this sense usually written {net}. See {Net}, a., 3.] [1913 Webster] {neat line} (Civil Engin.), a line to which work is to be built or formed. {Neat work}, work built or formed to neat lines. [1913 Webster] Syn: Nice; pure; cleanly; tidy; trim; spruce. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Net \Net\ (n[e^]t), n. [AS. net; akin to D. net, OS. net, netti, OHG. nezzi, G. netz, Icel. & Dan. net, Sw. n[aum]t, Goth. nati; of uncertain origin.] 1. A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare; any device for catching and holding. [1913 Webster] A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet. --Prov. xxix. 5. [1913 Webster] In the church's net there are fishes good or bad. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 3. Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net. [1913 Webster] 4. (Geom.) A figure made up of a large number of straight lines or curves, which are connected at certain points and related to each other by some specified law. [1913 Webster] 5. A network. [informal] [PJC] 6. Specifically: The internet; -- usually {the net}; as, I found it on the net. [slang] [PJC] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: net adj 1: remaining after all deductions; "net profit" [syn: {net}, {nett}] [ant: {gross}] 2: conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result" [syn: {final}, {last}, {net}] n 1: a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange [syn: {internet}, {net}, {cyberspace}] 2: a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects 3: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) [syn: {net income}, {net}, {net profit}, {lucre}, {profit}, {profits}, {earnings}] 4: a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey) 5: game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton 6: an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals [syn: {net}, {network}, {mesh}, {meshing}, {meshwork}] v 1: make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" [syn: {net}, {sack}, {sack up}, {clear}] 2: yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million" [syn: {net}, {clear}] 3: construct or form a web, as if by weaving [syn: {web}, {net}] 4: catch with a net; "net a fish" [syn: {net}, {nett}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: NET Network Entity Title From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]: net /nɛt/ clear; distinct; plain From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]: net /nɛt/ 1. beautiful; fine; handsome; lovely 2. beautifully 3. elegant 4. above‐board; honest 5. cleanlycut; neat; precise 6. net; network 7. just; exactly; okay; right 8. just; justnow From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 [fd-dan-eng]: net net; network