(1):
(n.) Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare; any device for catching and holding.
(2):
(n.) Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net.
(3):
(n.) A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc.
(4):
(n.) 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.