net \net\ ne^t, n. as. net; akin to d. net, os. net, netti,
   ohg. nezzi, g. netz, icel.  dan. net, sw. naumt, goth.
   nati; of uncertain origin.
   1. a fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven
      into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds,
      butterflies, etc.
      1913 webster

   2. anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare;
      any device for catching and holding.
      1913 webster

            a man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net
            for his feet.                         --prov. xxix.
                                                  5.
      1913 webster

            in the church's net there are fishes good or bad.
                                                  --jer. taylor.
      1913 webster

   3. anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a net for the
      hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   5. a network. informal
      pjc

   6. specifically: the internet; -- usually the net; as, i
      found it on the net. slang
      pjc
see also:
the net