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- pronunciation:
- net
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a meshlike fabric made of cotton, silk, or other material that is woven or tied together in knots.
- synonyms:
- mesh, netting, veiling
- similar words:
- gauze, lace, web
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| definition 2: |
something made of such a fabric, as in various sports such as tennis, basketball, hockey, and soccer.
- similar words:
- mesh
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| definition 3: |
a device made of such a fabric that is used for catching fish, butterflies, and other animals.
- synonyms:
- dragnet, gill net, pound net, seine, trawl
- similar words:
- mesh, snare, toil, trammel
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| definition 4: |
anything used to entrap, such as a complex investigation of wrongdoing.
- synonyms:
- dragnet, snare, trap, web
- similar words:
- bait, lure, mesh, toil
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| related words: |
trap |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
nets, netting, netted |
| definition 1: |
to protect or enclose using a net.
- synonyms:
- veil
- similar words:
- enclose, enwrap, swathe, web
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| definition 2: |
to catch with a net.
- synonyms:
- seine
- similar words:
- entrap, mesh, snag, trammel, trap, web
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| related words: |
catch, snare |
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