The difference between Net and Trap

When used as nouns, net means a mesh of string, cord or rope, whereas trap means a machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.

When used as verbs, net means to catch by means of a net, whereas trap means to physically capture, to catch in a trap or traps, or something like a trap.


Net is also adverb with the meaning: after expenses or deductions.

Net is also adjective with the meaning: good, desirable.

check bellow for the other definitions of Net and Trap

  1. Net as a noun:

    A mesh of string, cord or rope.

    Examples:

    "a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net'"

  2. Net as a noun:

    A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.

  3. Net as a noun:

    A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.

  4. Net as a noun:

    Anything that has the appearance of such a device.

    Examples:

    "Petri net'"

  5. Net as a noun (by extension):

    A trap.

    Examples:

    "caught in the prosecuting attorney's net'"

  6. Net as a noun (geometry):

    Of a polyhedron, any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form the polyhedron.

  7. Net as a noun (electronics):

    A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them. A conductor that interconnects two or more component terminals.

    Examples:

    "a computer network; a road network; an electricity distribution network"

  8. Net as a noun (sports):

    A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.

    Examples:

    "The striker headed the ball into the net to make it 1-0."

  9. Net as a noun (sports, tennis):

    A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.

  10. Net as a noun (tennis, by extension):

    The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).

  1. Net as a verb (transitive):

    To catch by means of a net.

  2. Net as a verb (transitive, figuratively):

    To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.

  3. Net as a verb:

    To enclose or cover with a net.

    Examples:

    "to net a tree"

  4. Net as a verb (transitive, football):

    To score (a goal).

    Examples:

    "Evans netted the winner in the 80th minute."

  5. Net as a verb (tennis):

    To hit the ball into the net.

  6. Net as a verb:

    To form network or netting; to knit.

  1. Net as an adjective (obsolete):

    Good, desirable; clean, decent, clear.

  2. Net as an adjective:

    Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat.

    Examples:

    "net wine"

  3. Net as an adjective:

    Remaining after expenses or deductions.

    Examples:

    "net profit''; ''net weight"

  4. Net as an adjective:

    Final; end.

    Examples:

    "net result''; ''net conclusion"

  1. Net as an adverb:

    After expenses or deductions.

    Examples:

    "You'll have $5000 net."

  1. Net as a noun:

    The amount remaining after expenses are deducted; profit.

  1. Net as a verb (transitive):

    To receive as profit.

    Examples:

    "The company nets $30 on every sale."

  2. Net as a verb (transitive):

    To yield as profit for.

    Examples:

    "The scam netted the criminals $30,000."

  3. Net as a verb:

    To fully hedge a position.

    Examples:

    "Every party is netting their position with a counter-party"

  1. Trap as a noun:

    A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.

    Examples:

    "I put down some traps in my apartment to try and deal with the mouse problem."

  2. Trap as a noun:

    A trick or arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense; a snare.

    Examples:

    "Unfortunately she fell into the trap of confusing biology with destiny."

  3. Trap as a noun:

    A covering over a hole or opening; a trapdoor.

    Examples:

    "Close the trap, would you, before someone falls and breaks their neck."

  4. Trap as a noun:

    A wooden instrument shaped somewhat like a shoe, used in the game of trapball

  5. Trap as a noun:

    The game of trapball itself.

  6. Trap as a noun:

    Any device used to hold and suddenly release an object.

    Examples:

    "They shot out of the school gates like greyhounds out of the trap."

  7. Trap as a noun:

    A bend, sag, or other device in a waste-pipe arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents the escape of noxious gases, but permits the flow of liquids.

  8. Trap as a noun:

    A place in a water pipe, pump, etc., where air accumulates for lack of an outlet.

  9. Trap as a noun (historical):

    A light two-wheeled carriage with springs.

  10. Trap as a noun (slang):

    A person's mouth.

    Examples:

    "Keep your trap shut''."

  11. Trap as a noun (in the plural):

    Belongings.

  12. Trap as a noun (slang):

    A cubicle (in a public toilet).

    Examples:

    "I've just laid a cable in trap 2 so I'd give it 5 minutes if I were you."

  13. Trap as a noun (sports):

    Trapshooting.

  14. Trap as a noun (computing):

    An exception generated by the processor or by an external event.

  15. Trap as a noun (Australia, slang, historical):

    A mining license inspector during the Australian gold rush.

  16. Trap as a noun (US, slang, informal, African American Vernacular English):

    A vehicle, residential building, or sidewalk corner where drugs are manufactured, packaged, or sold.

  17. Trap as a noun:

    A kind of movable stepladder.

  18. Trap as a noun (slang, informal, chiefly, derogatory, offensive):

    A non-op trans woman or (femininely dressed) transvestite.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Knight"

  19. Trap as a noun (slang, informal, sometimes considered, _, offensive):

    A fictional character from anime, or related media, who is coded as or has qualities typically associated with a gender other than the character's textual gender.

  20. Trap as a noun (music, uncountable):

    A fusion genre of hip-hop and electronic music.

  1. Trap as a verb (transitive):

    To physically capture, to catch in a trap or traps, or something like a trap.

    Examples:

    "to trap foxes"

  2. Trap as a verb (transitive):

    To ensnare; to take by stratagem; to entrap.

  3. Trap as a verb (transitive):

    To provide with a trap.

    Examples:

    "to trap a drain; to trap a sewer pipe"

  4. Trap as a verb (intransitive):

    To set traps for game; to make a business of trapping game

    Examples:

    "trap for beaver"

  5. Trap as a verb (intransitive):

    To leave suddenly, to flee.

  6. Trap as a verb (US, slang, informal, African American Vernacular English, intransitive):

    To sell narcotics, especially in a public area.

  7. Trap as a verb (computing, intransitive):

    To capture (e.g. an error) in order to handle or process it.

  1. Trap as a noun:

    A dark coloured igneous rock, now used to designate any non-volcanic, non-granitic igneous rock; trap rock.

  1. Trap as a verb:

    To dress with ornaments; to adorn (especially said of horses).

  1. Trap as a noun (slang, bodybuilding):

    The trapezius muscle.