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Net Netting Netted People Catch Police Operation Number

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When a police operation n___ a number of people or things, they catch those people or find those things.When a police operation nets a number of people or things, they catch those people or find those things.
Secret investigations have netted ninety staff suspected of fraud and theft.
The raids also netted weapons including knives.
word net
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noun
Net is a kind of cloth that you can see through. It is made of very fine threads woven together so that there are small equal spaces between them.
A net is a piece of netting which is used as a protective covering for something, for example to protect vegetables from birds.
I threw aside my mosquito net and jumped out of bed.
A net is a piece of netting which is used for catching fish, insects, or animals.
Several fishermen sat on wooden barrels, tending their nets.
The Net is the same as the internet .
In games such as tennis, the net is the piece of netting across the centre of the court which the ball has to go over.
The net on a football or hockey field is the framework with netting over it which is attached to the back of the goal.
He let the ball slip through his grasp and into the net.
In basketball, the net is the netting which hangs from the metal hoop . You score goals by throwing the ball through the hoop and netting.
verb
If you net a fish or other animal, you catch it in a net.
I'm quite happy to net a fish and then let it go.
Poachers have been netting salmon to supply the black market.
In basketball or football, when you net a goal, you score a goal.
Centre half Tiler netted his first goal for the club.
If you net something, you manage to get it, especially by using skill .
They were intent on netting the £250,000 reward.
When a police operation nets a number of people or things, they catch those people or find those things.
Secret investigations have netted ninety staff suspected of fraud and theft.
The raids also netted weapons including knives.
If you net a particular amount of money, you gain it as profit after all expenses have been paid.
Last year he netted a cool 3 million pounds by selling his holdings.
inflections netsnettingnetted
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