to net
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3.6
- verb
- /nɛt/
- He plans to net fish in the lake this weekend using a large mesh net.
- to net fish
- hook and net
Examples
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We were supposed to net horses and guns... to trade for real compensation.
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- We're gonna net it, drag it off to sea, wear it down and pull it in.
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"We might not starve, since we could still net birds and gather shellfish.
Fiction book (1999) -
Finally, in addition to family groups that do this, same-sex parties of two to four people from different families may net fish together in a cotton cloth.
Academic text (1993) -
They are gluttons; first, they take many fish before our men can net them, then they go into the nets to get the ones they missed the first time.
Fiction book (1990) -
Illegals used them to net croaker and sculpin, scavenger fish too polluted for the regular markets.
Fiction book (1996) -
During the event, the children will net butterflies and study them up close.
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They will net birds for the research project to monitor their migration patterns.
Synonyms
9
7.8
To catch something in a net or a difficult situation
3
4.8
To catch something in a net or web
To catch fish with a net
To catch fish using nets that trap them by their gills
Antonyms
Idioms
- Jargon
3
6.8
A perfect basketball shot that goes through the net without touching the rim or backboard
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.2
A computer program of connected parts that learns from examples to make guesses
- Specialized
1
3.4
Money a company gets from sales after subtracting price reductions, returns, and shipping costs
- UK
1
2.8
Thin curtain with small holes that lets light in but stops people outside from seeing in
In tennis a served ball that hits the net but lands in the service box and must be served again
- Specialized
The money and property left for people after paying debts, funeral, and other costs
- Specialized
A group of connected nerve cells that work together to control movement or senses
- Specialized
A large net that guides fish into an enclosed area where they cannot escape
- Specialized
A fishing net with three layers that traps fish in the loose middle layer
- Specialized
A large cone-shaped net pulled along the sea bottom or through deep water to catch fish
How Thoroughly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Net as a verb to cover or enclose comes from the noun 'net' and means to make or use a mesh. That is why we say a spider nets its home or vines net a fence, because they form a web of threads.