overnet

English

Etymology

over- + net

Verb

overnet (third-person singular simple present overnets, present participle overnetting, simple past and past participle overnetted)

  1. (transitive) To cover with a net or netting.
    • 2011, Mark Childress, A World Made of Fire (page 45)
      Just beyond, creosote posts were overnetted with chicken wire, on which church ladies in summer spread tablecloths and set out food.
  2. To fish too much using nets.

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