N Flashcards
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net (n./a./v.)
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- the system that allows millions of computer users around the world to exchange information
- something used for catching fish, insects, or animals which is made of threads or wires woven across each other with regular spaces between them
- the thing that players must hit the ball over in games such as tennis
- the thing behind the posts that players try to kick or hit the ball into in games such as football or hockey
- something used for keeping things out, for example insects or birds, which is made of threads woven across each other with regular spaces between them
- very thin material made from fine threads woven together, with small spaces between
- the net amount is the final amount that remains after all the other amounts have been taken away
- to earn a particular amount of money as a profit after tax has been paid
- to succeed in getting something, especially by using your skill
- to hit or kick the ball into the net in sport
- to catch a fish in a net