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Definition net in British English

net noun

noun
/net/
1

material made of string or rope woven into a loose pattern with spaces in it, or a piece of this

Example

a mosquito/fishing net

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batik brocade damask
1.1

in tennis, the thing that players hit the ball over

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ace advantage bagel
1.2

in football, the large box made of net that is the goal

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all-seater the area AstroTurf
1.3

in basketball, the loose net hanging from the circular basket that you put the ball through

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backboard basket basketball
1.4

a bag made of net fixed to a long stick, used for catching butterflies, fish, or other things

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bait barb cockpit
2

a system in which a set of computers are able to communicate with each other

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account name BYOD carrier hotel
3

the Internet

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Web 2.0 Web 3.0 internet
Definition net in British English

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