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{
"term": "net",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"image": "data/images/sp/sports_racket.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "material that is made of string, thread or wire twisted or tied together, with small spaces in between; a piece of this material used for a particular purpose",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Unfortunately the animals are often caught in **fishing nets**."
},
{
"text": "She's always peering through the net curtains, spying on the neighbours."
},
{
"text": "They began to cut through the net, one strand at a time."
},
{
"text": "We slept in bamboo beds draped in mosquito nets."
},
{
"text": "The fishermen were mending their nets."
},
{
"text": "He bagged a huge net of carp and bream."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["fine", "fine-mesh", "safety"],
"verb + net": ["mend", "cast", "spread"],
"preposition": ["in a/the net", "into a/the net", "over the net"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the frame covered in net that forms the goal",
"examples": [
{
"text": "to kick the ball **into the back of the net**"
},
{
"text": "She shot the ball past the goalkeeper and into an empty net."
},
{
"text": "Kane finally **found the net** in the 78th minute."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["fine", "fine-mesh", "safety"],
"verb + net": ["mend", "cast", "spread"],
"preposition": ["in a/the net", "into a/the net", "over the net"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the piece of net between the two players that the ball goes over",
"cefr": "a2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She hit her second serve straight into the net."
},
{
"text": "to hit the ball over the net"
}
],
"topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["fine", "fine-mesh", "safety"],
"verb + net": ["mend", "cast", "spread"],
"preposition": ["in a/the net", "into a/the net", "over the net"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a piece of ground with a net around it, used for practising batting and bowling",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He practised bowling all morning in the nets."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "the internet",
"labels": "(informal)",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He spends his time playing computer games and **surfing the net**."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "a network of radios or computers that are connected to each other",
"examples": [
{
"text": "A call on the radio net went out that there had been a crash."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to consider a lot of different people, activities, possibilities, etc. when you are looking for something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It’s worth casting your net wide when applying for your first job."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "when somebody/something slips through the net, an organization or a system fails to find them and deal with them",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We tried to contact all former students, but one or two slipped through the net."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to consider a wide range of possibilities or cover a large area, especially to try to find somebody/something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They have spread their net far and wide in the search for a new team coach."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to consider or include a larger range of options or possibilities, especially when searching for something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's time to widen the net in the search for a suitable candidate."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/net/",
"audio": "ne/net/net__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/net/",
"audio": "ne/net/net__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "noun Old English net, nett, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch net and German Netz."
}