Net

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adj Without spot; pure; shining.

II. Net ·vt To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.

III. Net ·vt To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.

IV. Net ·vi To form network or netting; to Knit.

V. Net ·vt To make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to net silk.

VI. Net ·adj Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, ·etc.

VII. Net ·vt To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand dollars by the operation.

VIII. Net ·adj 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.

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