Bible Dictionaries
Net

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.

(2):

(v. t.) To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.

(3):

(v. i.) To form network or netting; to knit.

(4):

(v. t.) To make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to net silk.

(5):

(a.) Without spot; pure; shining.

(6):

(a.) Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc.

(7):

(a.) 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.

(8):

(v. t.) To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand dollars by the operation.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Net'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​n/net.html. 1828.