| badminton |
a sport in which players use rackets to hit a small rubber object back and forth across a high net. |
| basket |
the open metal hoop and net through which the ball is shot to score points in basketball, or such an act of scoring. [1/3 definitions] |
| basketball |
a game played on a court by two teams of five players each. Points are scored by shooting the ball through a high metal hoop and net at the opponent's end of the court. [1/2 definitions] |
| cast |
When you cast your net or your line in fishing, you send it out over the water. [1/5 definitions] |
| football |
In countries other than the United States and Canada, the word football means the game of soccer. Soccer is a game played by two teams of eleven players each. You get points by getting a round ball into the other team's net at the end of a long field. In soccer, you can't use your arms or hands to move the ball. [1/4 definitions] |
| lacrosse |
a game played on a field. The players use sticks with a net on one end to carry the ball and throw it into the other team's goal. |
| mesh |
a material or article made of fiber woven to form open spaces, as in a net. [2/4 definitions] |
| net1 |
to catch with a net. [1/4 definitions] |
| net2 |
to result in or get as net profit. [1/3 definitions] |
| network |
any system of roads or lines connected to each other like a net. [1/5 definitions] |
| Ping-Pong |
Ping-Pong is the name of a game that is usually played by two people. The game is played over a large table with a net across it, and it uses a small white ball that bounces very easily. Players hit the ball back and forth to each other over the net until one player can't hit it back correctly. When that happens, the other player scores a point. |
| puck |
the hard rubber disk that is used in ice hockey. Players try to hit the puck into the net to score a goal. |
| rim |
a metal ring or hoop from which a basketball net is hung. [1/3 definitions] |
| seine |
a net used for fishing that is held in the water with weights at the bottom and floats at the top. |
| short |
When the tennis ball falls short of the net, it means that it falls before it gets over the net. [1/8 definitions] |
| sieve |
A sieve is a tool used to separate solid bits from liquid or to separate smaller bits of a substance from larger bits. A sieve looks like a round metal net. When people make food for babies, they often put it through a sieve so that only the very smallest pieces of the food can come through. Then these tiny pieces can be fed to the baby. |
| sift |
When you sift something, like flour or powdered sugar, you put it through a sieve, or you sprinkle tiny bits of it over something. A sieve is a tool that is like a small metal net. The sieve lets tiny bits of a substance fall through but keeps larger bits out. Sifting can make a powdered substance like flour or sugar very fine. |
| sinker |
a small weight used to lower a fishing line or net under water. |
| spike1 |
to hit sharply downward across the net in volleyball. [1/4 definitions] |
| table tennis |
Table tennis is a game played over a large table with a net across it, and it uses a small white ball that bounces and flies through the air very easily. Players hit the ball back and forth to each other over the net until one player can't hit it back correctly. When that happens, the other player scores a point. |
| tennis |
a game that is played on a court by two or four players. In tennis, a small ball is hit back and forth over a low net using rackets. |