cast net

English

noun

Definitions

a (usually weighted) fishing net that is thrown and then pulled back via an attached line

Etymology

Compound from English cast (try) + English net (network, openwork fabric mesh, neat, elegant).

Origin

English

net

Gloss

network, openwork fabric mesh, neat, elegant

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Cognates and derived terms

Ethernet English
Freenet English
WordNet English
aftercast English
beachcast English
becast English
bednet English
benet English
bicast English
bodynet English
botnet English
braincast English
broadcast English
cast English
cast about English
cast down English
castability English
castable English
casted English
caster English
casteth English
castful English
casting English
castless English
castling English
castmate English
castmember English
castoff English
castworthy English
cheapernet English
colorcast English
cross-cast English
darknet English
denet English
diecast English
downcast English
dragnet English
drawnet English
dropnet English
extranet English
fishnet English
flynet English
forcast English
forcasten English
forecast English
forncast English
forthcast English
geonet English
gillnet English
hairnet English
honeynet English
hydrocast English
hypernet English
innernet English
intranet English
keepnet English
lifecast English
matternet English
mesonet English
miscast English
molecast English
multinet English
nanonet English
net English
net-like English
netaholic English
netback English
netbag English
netball English
netbank English
netblock English
netboot English
netburp English
netcam English
netcast English
netcentric English
netcode English
netcop English
netdead English
netfic English
netful English
netgame English
netgamer English
netgoth English
nethead English
netkeeper English
netlabel English
netlag English
netless English
netlike English
netlinguistics English
netlist English
netload English
netlore English
netmail English
netmaker English
netmaking English
netmask English
netminder English
netminding English
netnews English
netphone English
netplay English
netsex English
netslang English
netspace English
netspeak English
netsplit English
netster English
netsurf English
netsurfer English
netsurfing English
nettable English
netter English
netting English
netty English
netwar English
netwide English
netwise English
network English
netzine English
newcast English
newsnet English
off-cast English
offcast English
opencast English
outcast English
overcast English
overnet English
piconet English
precast English
recast English
roughcast English
sand-cast English
shadowcast English
sidecast English
sneakernet English
stakenet English
starcast English
stonecast English
subnet English
supernet English
supranet English
surfcast English
thicknet English
thinnet English
townet English
trawlnet English
typecast English
umbecast English
umcast English
uncast English
undercast English
undernet English
upcast English
wordnet English
wormcast English
netti Finnish
casten German
cast Italian
cast Dutch, Flemish
casten Dutch, Flemish
kastie Dutch, Flemish
net Portuguese
ネット Japanese
ネットサーフィン Japanese
casten Middle English
nett Middle English
kasta Old Norse
卡司 Chinese
卡士 Chinese