net

net is a Noun

Definition:

[1] A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc.

[2] Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare; any device for catching and holding. A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet. Prov. xxix. 5. In the church`s net there are fishes good or bad. Jer. Taylor.

[3] Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net.

[4] 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.