Net

n. 1 openmeshed fabric of cord, rope, etc. 2 piece of net used esp. to restrain. contain. or delimit, or to catch fish etc. 3 structure with a net used in various games. v. (tt) 1 a cover, confine, or catch with a net. b procure as with a net. 2 hit (a ball) into the net, esp. of a goal. [Old English]