Neat

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

II. Neat ·adj Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy.

III. Neat ·noun Of or pertaining to the genus Bos, or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle.

IV. Neat ·adj With all deductions or allowances made; net. [In this sense usually written net. ·see Net, ·adj, 3.].

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

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

VII. Neat ·noun ·sg & ·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.