net

1. net (noun) — sense 1

Definition: A mesh of string, cord or rope.

Example: a hairnet; a mosquito net; a tennis net

2. net (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.

Example: Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand. We spent consider'ble money getting 'em reset, and then a swordfish got into the pound and tore the nets all to slathers, right in the middle of the squiteague season.

3. net (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.

Example: The nets have to be checked to make sure that they are not tangled up and therefore useless, and the carcasses of the dead sharks are removed.

4. net (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To catch by means of a net.

5. net (verb) — sense 5

Definition: To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.

Example: And now I am here, netted and in the toils.

6. net (verb) — sense 6

Definition: To enclose or cover with a net.

Example: Net the cherry trees to keep birds out.