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 net /ˈnɛt/
 網,網狀物,羅網,淨利,實價(a.)淨餘的,純粹的(vt.)用網捕,撒網,淨賺  ;  網區,(指在BBS網中,對各BBS站所在位置及其職責所編定的一個名稱)

 net
 網; 淨的

 net
 網 網路 淨

 Net n.
 1. A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc.
 2. Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare; any device for catching and holding.
    A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet.   --Prov. xxix. 5.
    In the church's net there are fishes good or bad.   --Jer. Taylor.
 3. Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net.
 4. Geom. A figure made up of a large number of straight lines or curves, which are connected at certain points and related to each other by some specified law.

 Net, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Netted p. pr. & vb. n. Netting.]
 1. To make into a net; to make in the style of network; as, to net silk.
 2. To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.
    And now I am here, netted and in the toils.   --Sir W. Scott.
 3. To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.

 Net, v. i. To form network or netting; to knit.

 Net, a.
 1. Without spot; pure; shining. [Obs.]
    Her breast all naked as net ivory.   --Spenser.
 2. Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc. [R.]
 3. 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. [Less properly written nett.]
 Net tonnage Naut., the tonnage of a vessel after a deduction from the gross tonnage has been made, to allow space for crew, machinery, etc.

 Net, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Netted; p. pr. & vb. n. Netting.] To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand dollars by the operation.
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 Neat, a. [Compar. Neater superl. Neatest.]
 1. Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy.
    If you were to see her, you would wonder what poor body it was that was so surprisingly neat and clean.   --Law.
 2. Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress.
 3. Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, neat brandy; to drink one's vodka neat. Hence: Chem. Pure; undiluted; as, dissolved in neat acetone.  “Our old wine neat.”
 4. Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief.
 5. With all deductions or allowances made; net.
 Note: [In this sense usually written net. See Net, a., 3.]
 neat line Civil Engin., a line to which work is to be built or formed.
 Neat work, work built or formed to neat lines.
 Syn: -- Nice; pure; cleanly; tidy; trim; spruce.
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 net
      adj 1: remaining after all deductions; "net profit" [syn: nett]
             [ant: gross]
      2: conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer";
         "a last resort"; "the net result" [syn: final, last]
      n 1: a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of
           computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols
           to facilitate data transmission and exchange [syn: Internet,
            cyberspace]
      2: a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
      3: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of
         time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
         [syn: net income, net profit, lucre, profit, profits,
          earnings]
      4: a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
      5: game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the
         playing area in tennis or badminton
      6: an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at
         regular intervals [syn: network, mesh, meshing, meshwork]
      v 1: make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" [syn:
            sack, sack up, clear]
      2: yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"
         [syn: clear]
      3: construct or form a web, as if by weaving [syn: web]
      4: catch with a net; "net a fish" [syn: nett]
      [also: netting, netted]

 Net
    in use among the Hebrews for fishing, hunting, and fowling. The
    fishing-net was probably constructed after the form of that used
    by the Egyptians (Isa. 19:8). There were three kinds of nets.
    (1.) The drag-net or hauling-net (Gr. sagene), of great size,
    and requiring many men to work it. It was usually let down from
    the fishing-boat, and then drawn to the shore or into the boat,
    as circumstances might require (Matt. 13:47, 48). (2.) The
    hand-net or casting-net (Gr. amphiblestron), which was thrown
    from a rock or a boat at any fish that might be seen (Matt.
    4:18; Mark 1:16). It was called by the Latins funda. It was of
    circular form, "like the top of a tent." (3.) The bag-net (Gr.
    diktyon), used for enclosing fish in deep water (Luke 5:4-9).
      The fowling-nets were (1) the trap, consisting of a net spread
    over a frame, and supported by a stick in such a way that it
    fell with the slightest touch (Amos 3:5, "gin;" Ps. 69:22; Job
    18:9; Eccl. 9:12). (2) The snare, consisting of a cord to catch
    birds by the leg (Job 18:10; Ps. 18:5; 116:3; 140:5). (3.) The
    decoy, a cage filled with birds as decoys (Jer. 5:26, 27).
    Hunting-nets were much in use among the Hebrews.