neaten (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *neaten*:
VERB	change	neaten, tidy, tidy up, clean up, straighten, straighten out, square away	put (things or places) in order
body	neaten, groom	care for one's external appearance

English > *neaten*: 2 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	put (things or places) in order.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	tidy, tidy up, clean up, straighten, straighten out, square away
Narrower	houseclean, clean house, clean	clean and tidy up the house
Narrower	make, make up	put in order or neaten
Broader	order	Bring order to or into
Spanish	arreglar, asear, limpiar
Catalan	agençar, arranjar, arreglar, endreçar, netejar

English > *neaten*: 2 senses > verb 2, body
Meaning	care for one's external appearance.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonym	groom
Narrower	barber	Perform the services of a barber
	clean up	make oneself clean, presentable or neat
	cleanse, clean	clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
	comb, comb out, disentangle	smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
	doll up, do up, pretty up, glam up	Use special care in dressing, making-up , etc.
	dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure	arrange attractively
	make up	apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier
	manicure	care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.
	mousse, gel	apply a styling gel to
	pedicure	care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.
	perfume, scent	apply perfume / perfume to
	pomade	apply pomade to (hair)
	shave	Remove body hair with a razor
	spruce up, spruce, slick up, smarten up	Dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion
Broader	fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify	make more beautiful
Spanish	acicalarse, almohazar, arreglarse, cuidarse, sobrehilar
Catalan	compondre's, empolainar-se, empolistrar-se

HyperDic: neaten