neat

[neat]

If you're neat, you're clean and tidy. A neat roommate is usually easier to live with than a sloppy one. And a neat mustache is probably better than a big bushy one.

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Cattle of the genus Bos, as distinguished from horses, sheep, and goats; an animal of the genus Bos; as, a neat's tongue; a neat's foot.

Adjective S.
free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; "he landed a clean left on his opponent''s cheek"; "a clean throw"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon''s knife"

Adjective S.
without water; "took his whiskey neat"

Adjective S.
free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; "a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset"

Adjective S.
very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"

Adjective S.
clean or orderly; "her neat dress"; "a neat room"

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Adjective S.
showing care in execution; "neat homework"; "neat handwriting"


n. sing. & pl.
Cattle of the genus Bos, as distinguished from horses, sheep, and goats; an animal of the genus Bos; as, a neat's tongue; a neat's foot.

n.
Of or pertaining to the genus Bos, or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle.

a.
Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy.

a.
Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress.

a.
Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, neat brandy.

a.
Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief.

a.
With all deductions or allowances made; net. [In this sense usually written net. See Net, a., 3.]


Neat

Neat , n. sing. & pl. [AS. ne'a0t; akin to OHG. nz, Icel. naut, Sw. n'94t, Dan. n'94d, and to AS. ne'a2tan to make use of, G. geniessen, Goth. niutan to have a share in, have joy of, Lith. nauda use, profit.] (Zo'94l.) Cattle of the genus Bos, as distinguished from horses, sheep, and goats; an animal of the genus Bos; as, a neat's tongue; a neat's foot. Chaucer.
Wherein the herds[men] were keeping of their neat.
The steer, the heifer, and the calf Are all called neat.
A neat and a sheep of his own.
Neat's-foot, an oil obtained by boiling the feet of neat cattle. It is used to render leather soft and pliable.

Neat

Neat, a. [See neat, n.] Of or pertaining to the genus Bos, or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle.

Neat

Neat, a. [Compar. Neater ; superl. Neatest.] [OE. nett, F. nett, fr. L. nitidus, fr. nitere to shine. Cf. Nitid, Net, a., Natty.] 1. Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy.
If you were to see her, you would wonder what poor body it was that was so surprisingly neat and clean.
2. Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress. 3. Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, neat brandy. "Our old wine neat." Chapman. 4. Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief. 5. With all deductions or allowances made; net. [In this sense usually written net. See Net, a., 3.] neat line (Civil Engin.), a line to which work is to be built or formed. -- Neat work, work built or formed to neat lines. Syn. -- Nice; pure; cleanly; tidy; trim; spruce.

Cattle of the genus Bos, as distinguished from horses, sheep, and goats; an animal of the genus Bos; as, a neat's tongue; a neat's foot.

Of or pertaining to the genus Bos, or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle.

Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy.

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Usage Examples

Europe is so well gardened that it resembles a work of art, a scientific theory, a neat metaphysical system. Man has re-created Europe in his own image.

It's been really fun to see with each album when I change to see the fans of the show emulate my style and with the first record a lot of the kids in the crowd were wearing neck ties like I was and now you'll see a lot of girls with pink hair. It's cool, it's actually really neat.

It was really really neat to make the movie because there were mentally challenged actors in the movie. So that was really really cool to work with them and they were always really happy, and they made everybody really happy on the set too.

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Other Usage Examples

Animals that we eat are raised for food in the most economical way possible, and the serious food producers do it in the most humane way possible. I think anyone who is a carnivore needs to understand that meat does not originally come in these neat little packages.

I'm the fourth generation to be in show business. It's pretty neat it's nice to have that family history.

That was the reasoning behind learning to play bass, and then after that it was more like it was neat to play songs together - for me to play bass and for him to play guitar.

I always wanted a guitar. I always wanted to be a cowboy singer because I also listened to Hank Williams, and he would always sing these neat romantic songs.

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