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.
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2. To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.
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And now I am here, netted and in the toils. --Sir W.
Scott.
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3. To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Net \Net\, v. i.
To form network or netting; to knit.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Net \Net\, a. [F. See {Neat} clean.]
1. Without spot; pure; shining. [Obs.]
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Her breast all naked as net ivory. --Spenser.
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2. Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated;
neat; as, net wine, etc. [R.]
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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}.]
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{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.
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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}.]
To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand
dollars by the operation.
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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.
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If you were to see her, you would wonder what poor
body it was that was so surprisingly neat and clean.
--Law.
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2. Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry;
simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful;
chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress.
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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.
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4. Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice;
finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief.
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5. With all deductions or allowances made; net.
Note: [In this sense usually written {net}. See {Net}, a.,
3.]
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{neat line} (Civil Engin.), a line to which work is to be
built or formed.
{Neat work}, work built or formed to neat lines.
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Syn: Nice; pure; cleanly; tidy; trim; spruce.
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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.
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2. Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare;
any device for catching and holding.
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A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net
for his feet. --Prov. xxix.
5.
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In the church's net there are fishes good or bad.
--Jer. Taylor.
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3. Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a net for the
hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net.
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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.
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5. A network. [informal]
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6. Specifically: The internet; -- usually {the net}; as, I
found it on the net. [slang]
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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
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