"find the net" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-find the net.ogg [Australia] Forms: finds the net [present, singular, third-person], finding the net [participle, present], found the net [participle, past], found the net [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|find<,,found> the net}} find the net (third-person singular simple present finds the net, present participle finding the net, simple past and past participle found the net)
  1. (idiomatic, soccer) to score a goal Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-find_the_net-en-verb-RondBmxf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

Download JSON data for find the net meaning in English (2.0kB)

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