Definitions for the word "neat" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. 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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
Of or pertaining to the genus Bos, or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. a.
Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. a.
Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. a.
Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, neat brandy.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. a.
Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. a.
With all deductions or allowances made; net. [In this sense usually written net. See Net, a., 3.]
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. adj.
1 tidy and methodical. 2 elegantly simple. 3 brief, clear, and pointed. 4 a cleverly executed. B dexterous. 5 (of esp. Alcoholic liquor) undiluted. neatly adv. Neatness n. [french net from latin nitidus shining]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
9. slang
unmixed with water. “Two half goes of gin, one NEAT, the other
cold,” meaning one as drawn, the other diluted with cold water. The
Americans use the word “straight” instead of NEAT: “I’ll take mine
straight.”
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
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