Commentary: NET[+system][+interconnected][+computer]
Examples:
John set up a local area net in his house.
You can probably find that antique book somewhere for sale on the Net.
I check the local weather on the Net every morning.
Personal data should always be encrypted when sending it over the Net.
The new website gives that firm a compelling Net presence.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: NET[+artifact][+trap]
Examples:
The fishermen laid their nets out in the calm waters of the bay.
Have you ever caught butterflies with a net?
He was caught in a net of lies. (metaphoric)
The terrorist escaped the nets of several governments. (metaphoric)
The huge scallop nets used by some fishing vessels destroy the ocean floor ecology.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary: NET[+quantity][+profit]
Examples:
The firm's net income last quarter exceeded two million dollars.
What was the net at the box office last night?
His father's net estate after taxes was only a few thousand dollars.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
Commentary: NET[+equipment][+sports]
Examples:
The ball hit the net on the first serve.
That goalie never lets a ball touch his net.
John helped take down the volleyball nets after the picnic.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 5
Commentary: NET[+fabric][+mesh]
Examples:
Sally wore green net stockings to work yesterday.
Those food workers wear hair nets and gloves.
We slept in hammocks that were rope woven into nets.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6