American English pronunciation
How to pronounce neat
IPA transcription: ['nit]
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Adjective
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clean or organized
“her neat dress”
“a neat room”
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very good
“he did a bully job”
“a neat sports car”
“had a great time at the party”
“you look simply smashing”
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showing care in execution
“neat homework”
“neat handwriting”
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free from what is tawdry or unbecoming
“a neat style”
“a neat set of rules”
“she hated to have her neat plans upset”
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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”
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without water
“took his whiskey neat”
Usage examples
- Something deep beneath the earth shifted, sending vibrations strong enough to register on earthquake detection mechanisms hundreds of miles away.
- Underneath the constitution, the people had the right to elect the governor.
- "It's a neat place to spy from" for the Mad Scientists Club.
- I want to do more neat robot vision stuff.
- Media accounts have reported "mole people" living underneath other cities as well.
- Pack the records in a neat thin case.
- Heroin weighing was discovered strapped to his legs and chest, concealed underneath his clothing.
- It is sited on Cornbrash limestone beneath the chalk hills of the Dorset Downs.
- It swings beneath the holder, calling "tee, tee, tee" or a scolding "churr".
- She sewed the torn coat quite neatly.