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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.
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If you were to see her, you would wonder what poor body it was that was so surprisingly neat and clean. Law.
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2. Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, “a neat style; a neat dress.”
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3. Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, “neat brandy; to drink one's vodka neat”. Hence: (Chem.) Pure; undiluted; as, “dissolved in neat acetone”. “Our old wine neat.” Chapman.
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4. Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, “a neat design; a neat thief.”
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5. With all deductions or allowances made; net. [In this sense usually written net. See Net, a., 3.]
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neat line (Civil Engin.), a line to which work is to be built or formed. -- Neat work, work built or formed to neat lines.
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Syn. -- Nice; pure; cleanly; tidy; trim; spruce.
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Net (nĕt), n. [AS. net; akin to D. net, OS. net, netti, OHG. nezzi, G. netz, Icel. & Dan. net, Sw. nät, Goth. nati; of uncertain origin.]
1. A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc.
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2. Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare; any device for catching and holding.
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A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet. Prov. xxix. 5.
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In the church's net there are fishes good or bad. Jer. Taylor.
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3. Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, “a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net.”
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4. (Geom.) A figure made up of a large number of straight lines or curves, which are connected at certain points and related to each other by some specified law.
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5. A network. [informal]
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6. Specifically: The internet; -- usually the net; as, “I found it on the net”. [slang]
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Net, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Netted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Netting.]
1. To make into a net; to make in the style of network; as, “to net silk”.
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2. To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.
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And now I am here, netted and in the toils. Sir W. Scott.
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3. To inclose or cover with a net; as, “to net a tree”.
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Net, v. i. To form network or netting; to knit.
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Net, a. [F. See Neat clean.]
1. Without spot; pure; shining. [Obs.]
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Her breast all naked as net ivory. Spenser.
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2. Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, “net wine, etc.” [R.]
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3. Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter, as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges, deductions, etc; as, “net profit; net income; net weight, etc.” [Less properly written nett.]
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Net tonnage (Naut.), the tonnage of a vessel after a deduction from the gross tonnage has been made, to allow space for crew, machinery, etc.
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Net, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Netted; p. pr. & vb. n. Netting.] To produce or gain as clear profit; as, “he netted a thousand dollars by the operation”.
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