{
    "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."
}