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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Netting \Net"ting\, n.
   Urine. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

Net \Net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Netted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Netting}.]
   1. To make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to
      net silk.

   2. To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.

            And now I am here, netted and in the toils. --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.

   3. To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.

Netting \Net"ting\, n. [From {Net}, n.]
   1. The act or process of making nets or network, or of
      forming meshes, as for fancywork, fishing nets, etc.

   2. A piece of network; any fabric, made of cords, threads,
      wires, or the like, crossing one another with open spaces
      between.

   3. (Naut.) A network of ropes used for various purposes, as
      for holding the hammocks when not in use, also for stowing
      sails, and for hoisting from the gunwale to the rigging to
      hinder an enemy from boarding. --Totten.

   {Netting needle}, a kind of slender shuttle used in netting.
      See {Needle}, n., 3.

Net \Net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Netted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Netting}.]
   To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand
   dollars by the operation.

Source : WordNet®

net
     adj 1: remaining after all deductions; "net profit" [syn: {nett}]
            [ant: {gross}]
     2: conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer";
        "a last resort"; "the net result" [syn: {final}, {last}]
     [also: {netting}, {netted}]

netting
     n 1: a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave [syn: {gauze},
           {veiling}]
     2: creating netting

net
     v 1: make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" [syn:
           {sack}, {sack up}, {clear}]
     2: yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"
        [syn: {clear}]
     3: construct or form a web, as if by weaving [syn: {web}]
     4: catch with a net; "net a fish" [syn: {nett}]
     [also: {netting}, {netted}]

netting
     See {net}
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