net
part of speech
noun (a net, nets; "the Net" — the internet); verb (net, nets, netted, netting); adjective (net, as in net weight)
meaning for a pupil
1) A material made of string, thread or wire tied together with holes in between, or a thing made of it, like a fishing net, a butterfly net or a goal net. tree →
2) The net (or the Net) is short for the internet. tree →
3) In maths, a net is a flat shape that can be folded to make a 3D shape. tree →
4) As an adjective, net means what is left after taking things away, like net weight (without the packaging). tree →
5) As a verb, to net is to catch in a net, or to score a goal. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah, the "net" is the bronze grating of network on the altar of the Tabernacle, which held the fire and reached halfway up. In Proverbs and Psalms a net is a hunter's trap, used as a picture of the schemes that catch people. Interpretation: Tradition describes the grating as holding the wood and coals within the altar. The rabbis discussed its shape and height, since it marked the line where some blood offerings were sprinkled. The tradition reads the net of the wicked as a warning that evil plans catch the one who made them. In the primary lessons: In maths, nets are important: a cube's net has 6 squares; a net of a square-based pyramid has a square and 4 triangles. In sport, nets are used in football goals, tennis, volleyball and netball. In science, scientists catch insects or pond creatures in nets for a short time and let them go. Net weight on food packets means the food alone. Phrases: "fishing net", "safety net", "the net of a cube", "net weight", "surf the net", "back of the net".
examples
- And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar. (Torah EXO.27.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- And thou shalt make for it a grating of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brazen rings in the four corners thereof. (Torah EXO.27.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst I withal escape. (Writings PSA.141.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his steps. (Writings PRO.29.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- For in vain the net is spread in the eyes of any bird; (Writings PRO.1.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- We used a net to catch tadpoles in the pond. tree →
- This is the net of a cube: six squares joined together. tree →
- The ball hit the back of the net. tree →
- The tennis ball hit the net and bounced back. tree →
- Draw a net for a triangular prism. tree →
- The net weight of the cereal is 500 g. tree →
- Fishermen pulled in their nets full of fish. tree →
- She netted two goals in the match. tree →
- SOME FISHERMEN were out trawling their nets. tree →
note
Countable: a net, nets; verb doubles the t: netted, netting. "Netting" is net material. In maths, not every set of 6 joined squares is a net of a cube: some arrangements will not fold into one. "Net" (what is left) is the opposite of "gross" (the total before taking away).
In the corpora
- And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.
- Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare to slay the nations continually?
- The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
- Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for He will bring forth my feet out of the net.
- Bring me forth out of the net that they have hidden for me; for Thou art my stronghold.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «net» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.