safety net vs net

net vs safety net

safety net and net both are nouns.

safety net is not an adjective while net is an adjective.

safety net is not a verb while net is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
safety net	Yes	No	No	No
net	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, net is a hypernym of safety net; that is, net is a word with a broader meaning than safety net:

safety net: a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze
net: an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

Other hypernyms of safety net include mesh, meshing, meshwork, network.

safety net (noun)	net (noun)
a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze	an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
a guarantee of professional or financial security	a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
	a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
	game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
	a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
	the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

safety net (adjective)	net (adjective)
	remaining after all deductions
	conclusive in a process or progression

safety net (verb)	net (verb)
	catch with a net
	construct or form a web, as if by weaving
	make as a net profit
	yield as a net profit

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