NEATEN
Dictionary entry overview: What does neaten mean?
• NEATEN (verb)
The verb NEATEN has 2 senses:
1. put (things or places) in order
2. care for one's external appearance
Familiarity information: NEATEN used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NEATEN (verb)
Meaning:
Put (things or places) in order
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
clean up; neaten; square away; tidy; tidy up; straighten; straighten out
Context example:
Tidy up your room!
Hypernyms (to "neaten" is one way to...):
order (bring order to or into)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "neaten"):
make; make up (put in order or neaten)
clean; clean house; houseclean (clean and tidy up the house)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Care for one's external appearance
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
neaten; groom
Context example:
He is always well-groomed
Hypernyms (to "neaten" is one way to...):
beautify; embellish; fancify; prettify (make more beautiful)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "neaten"):
clean; cleanse (clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing)
perfume; scent (apply perfume to)
slick up; smarten up; spruce; spruce up (dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion)
do up; doll up; glam up; pretty up (use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.)
pedicure (care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.)
barber (perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of)
manicure (care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.)
make up (apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier)
clean up (make oneself clean, presentable or neat)
pomade (apply pomade to (hair))
gel; mousse (apply a styling gel to)
arrange; coif; coiffe; coiffure; do; dress; set (arrange attractively)
comb; comb out; disentangle (smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb)
shave (remove body hair with a razor)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
