adj free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, neat brandy.
2. neat ·adj free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy.
3. neat ·noun of or pertaining to the genus bos, or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle.
4. neat ·adj with all deductions or allowances made; net. [in this sense usually written net. ·see net, ·adj, 3.].
5. neat ·adj excellent in character, skill, or performance, ·etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief.
6. 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.
7. 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.