n. 1 network, netting, mesh, mesh-work, web, webbing, openwork, lattice, lattice-work, trellis, trellis-work, lace-work, reticulum, reticle, rete, plexus, grid, grid-work, grille, grate, grating, fretwork; sieve, screen, strainer, sifter They watched the fishermen mending their nets
v. 2 catch, capture, trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, bag As I bring the fish close to the boat, you net it with this