English verb: neaten | |||
1. | neaten (change) put (things or places) in order | ||
Samples | Tidy up your room!. | ||
Synonyms | clean up, square away, straighten, straighten out, tidy, tidy up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | order | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | clean, clean house, houseclean, make, make up | ||
2. | neaten (body) care for one's external appearance | ||
Samples | He is always well-groomed. | ||
Synonyms | groom | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beautify, embellish, fancify, prettify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | arrange, barber, clean, clean up, cleanse, coif, coiffe, coiffure, comb, comb out, disentangle, do, do up, doll up, dress, gel, glam up, make up, manicure, mousse, pedicure, perfume, pomade, pretty up, scent, set, shave, slick up, smarten up, spruce, spruce up | ||