net

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. netting; seine, web, snare, mesh; trap, catch; remainder.See deception, crossing.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

Syn. clear, pure, remaining, exclusive, excluding, after deductions, take-home, after taxes, irreducible, undeductible.

n.

1. [Web]

Syn. screen, mesh, lace; see web 1 .

Varieties of nets include: hair, mosquito, tennis, badminton, ping-pong, volleyball, hockey, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, goal, bird, butterfly, fish, gill, dip, beating, draw, drag, fishing, seine, drift, drop, hand, landing, set, stake, scoop, bag, purse, bull, casting, clues.

2. [Earnings]

Syn. return(s), profit, loss, take, gain.

v.

Syn. make, clear, gain above expenses; see profit 2 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. mesh webbing, seine, screen, trawl, network, lacework, dragnet, purse net, butterfly net, snare.

2. profit earnings, gain, take-in, take-home, remainder.

3. internet *information superhighway, *infobahn.

II

a.

take-home, after taxes, ultimate, final, remaining.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To gain possession of, especially after a struggle or chase: capture, catch, get, secure, take. Informal: bag. Slang: nail. See GET.

V

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun An open fabric woven of strands that are interlaced and knotted at usually regular intervals: mesh, netting, network, web. See THING.

VI

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To make as income or profit: bring in, clear, draw, earn, gain, gross, pay, produce, realize, repay, return, yield. See MONEY.