Neat vs. Up

Neat and Up Definitions
Neat
Orderly and clean; tidy
A neat office.
A neat desk.
Up
In or to a higher position
Looking up.
Neat
Habitually tidy or well-organized
Was lucky to have a neat roommate.
Up
In a direction opposite to the center of the earth or a comparable gravitational center
Up from the lunar surface.
Neat
Marked by ingenuity and skill; adroit
A neat turn of phrase.
Up
In or to an upright position
Sat up in bed.
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Neat
Not diluted or mixed with other substances
Neat whiskey.
Up
Above a surface
Coming up for air.
Neat
Left after all deductions; net
Neat profit.
Up
So as to detach or unearth
Pulling up weeds.
Neat
(Slang) Wonderful; terrific
That was a neat party.
Up
Above the horizon
As the sun came up.
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Neat
A cow or other domestic bovine animal.
Up
Into view or existence
Draw up a will.
Neat
Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
My room is neat because I tidied it this morning.
She has very neat hair.
Up
Into consideration
Take up a new topic.
Neat
Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
I like my whisky neat.
Up
In or toward a position conventionally regarded as higher, as on a scale, chart, or map
Temperatures heading up.
Up in Canada.
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Neat
(chemistry) Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.
The Arbuzov reaction is performed by adding the bromide to the phosphite, neat.
The molecular beam was neat acetylene.
Up
To or at a higher price
Stocks that are going up.
Neat
(archaic) With all deductions or allowances made; net.
Up
So as to advance, increase, or improve
Our spirits went up.
Neat
Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.
The front room was neat and carefully arranged for the guests.
Up
With or to a greater intensity, pitch, or volume
Turn the sound up.
Neat
Well-executed or delivered; clever, skillful, precise.
Having the two protagonists meet in the last act was a particularly neat touch.
Up
Into a state of excitement or turbulence
Stir up.
Rouse up.
Neat
Facile; missing complexity or details in the favor of convenience or simplicity.
Courts should not reduce this case to a neat set of legal rules.
Up
Completely; entirely
Drank it up in a gulp.
Fastened up the coat.
Neat
Good, excellent, desirable.
Hey, neat convertible, man.
Up
Used as an intensifier of the action of a verb
Typed up a list.
Neat
Used to signify a job well done.
Up
So as to approach; near
Came up and kissed me.
Neat
Used to signify approval.
Up
To a stop
Pulled up in front of the station.
Neat
(informal) An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that solutions should be elegant, clear and provably correct. Compare scruffy.
Up
Each; apiece
The score was tied at 11 up.
Neat
(archaic) A bull or cow.
Up
Apart; into pieces
Tore it up.
Neat
(archaic) Cattle collectively.
Up
(Nautical) To windward.
Neat
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.
Wherein the herds[men] were keeping of their neat.
The steer, the heifer, and the calfAre all called neat.
A neat and a sheep of his own.
Up
Being above a former position or level; higher
My grades are up. The pressure is up.
Neat
Of or pertaining to the genus Bos, or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle.
Up
Out of bed
Was up by seven.
Neat
Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy.
If you were to see her, you would wonder what poor body it was that was so surprisingly neat and clean.
Up
Standing; erect.
Neat
Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress.
Up
Facing upward
Two cards up, one down.
The up side of a tossed coin.
Neat
Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, neat brandy; to drink one's vodka neat.
Up
Raised; lifted
A switch in the up position.
Neat
Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief.
Up
Moving or directed upward
An up elevator.
Neat
Clean or orderly;
Her neat dress
A neat room
Up
Marked by increased excitement or agitation; aroused
Our fighting spirit was up.
Neat
Showing care in execution;
Neat homework
Neat handwriting
Up
(Informal) Cheerful; optimistic; upbeat.
Neat
Free from what is tawdry or unbecoming;
A neat style
A neat set of rules
She hated to have her neat plans upset
Up
(Slang) Happily excited; euphoric
After receiving the award, the performer was really up.
Neat
Free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed;
He landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek
A clean throw
The neat exactness of the surgeon's knife
Up
(Informal) Taking place; going on
Wondered what was up back home.
Neat
Very good;
He did a bully job
A neat sports car
Had a great time at the party
You look simply smashing
Up
Being considered; under study
A contract that is up for renewal.
Neat
Without water;
Took his whiskey neat
Up
Running as a candidate.
Up
On trial; charged
The defendant is up for manslaughter.
Up
Having been finished; over
Your time is up.
Up
Prepared; ready
Had to be up for the game.
Up
Well informed; abreast
Not up on sports.
Up
Functioning or capable of functioning normally; operational
Their computers are now up.
Up
(Sports) Being ahead or at a numerical advantage over one's opponent
Up two strokes in golf.
Up one man during the power play.
Up
(Baseball) At bat.
Up
As a bet; at stake.
Up
(Nautical) Bound; headed
A freighter up for Panama.
Up
From a lower to or toward a higher point on
Up the hill.
Up
Toward or at a point farther along
Two miles up the road.
Up
In a direction toward the source of
Up the Mississippi.
Up
(Nautical) Against
Up the wind.
Up
An upward slope; a rise.
Up
An upward movement or trend.
Up
(Slang) A feeling of excitement or euphoria.
Up
To increase
Upped their fees.
Upping our output.
Up
To raise to a higher level, especially to promote to a higher position.
Up
(Nautical) To raise
Up anchor.
Up sail.
Up
To get up; rise.
Up
Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.
I looked up and saw the airplane overhead.
Up
To or at a physically higher or more elevated position.
All day we climbed up and up.
Up
To a higher level of some quantity or notional quantity, such as price, volume, pitch, happiness, etc.
Gold has gone up with the uncertainty in the world markets.
Turn it up, I can barely hear it.
Listen to your voice go up at the end of a question.
Cheer up, the weekend's almost here.
Up
To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, etc.; usually followed by to or with.
I was up to my chin in water.
A stranger came up and asked me for directions.
Up
(intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state; thoroughly, completely.
I will mix up the puzzle pieces.
Tear up the contract.
He really messed up.
Please type up our monthly report.
Drink up. The pub is closing.
Can you sum up your research?
The meteor burned up in the atmosphere.
I need to sew up the hole in this shirt.
Up
To or from one's possession or consideration.
I picked up some milk on the way home.
The committee will take up your request.
She had to give up her driver's license after the accident.
Up
North.
I live in Florida, but I'm going up to New York to visit my family this weekend.
Up
Towards or at a central place, or any place that is visualised as 'up' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.
We travelled from Yorkshire up to London.
I'm going up to the other end of town.
He lives up by the railway station.
Up
(rail transport) Towards the principal terminus, towards milepost zero.
Up
Aside or away, so as no longer to be present or in use.
To lay up riches; put up your weapons
Up
(sailing) Against the wind or current.
Up
(Cartesian graph) In a positive vertical direction.
Up
(cricket) Relatively close to the batsman.
The bowler pitched the ball up.
Up
Without additional ice.
A Cosmopolitan is typically served up.
Up
To university, especially to Cambridge or Oxford.
She's going up to read Classics this September.
Up
Toward the top of.
The cat climbed up the tree.
They walk up the steps.
Up
Toward the center, source, or main point of reference; toward the end at which something is attached.
The information made its way up the chain of command to the general.
I felt something crawling up my arm.
Up
From south to north of.
We sailed up the East Coast of England from Ipswich to South Shields.
Up
Further along (in any direction).
Go up the street until you see the sign.
Up
From the mouth towards the source of (a river or waterway).
He led an expedition up the Amazon.
Up
Of a man: having sex with.
Phwoar, look at that bird. I'd love to be up her.
Up
(colloquial) At (a given place, especially one imagined to be higher or more distant from a central location).
I'll see you later up the snooker club.
Up
Facing upwards.
Turn the cloth over so that the patterned side is up.
Up
On or at a physically higher level.
The flood waters are up again across large areas of the country.
Up
Headed or designated to go upward (as an escalator, stairway, elevator etc.) or toward (as a run-up).
Where is the up escalator?
Up
Fitted or fixed at a high or relatively high position, especially on a wall or ceiling.
All the notices are up now.
The Christmas decorations are up.
Up
(by extension) Available to view or use; made public; posted.
Is your new video up yet? I looked on the website, but I couldn't find it.
Up
Aloft.
The kite is up!
Up
Raised; lifted.
The castle drawbridge was up.
Don't go into the living room just now – I've got the carpet up.
Up
Built, constructed.
Are the new buildings up yet?
Up
Standing; upright.
The audience were up and on their feet.
Up
(obsolete) Risen up, rebelling, in revolt.
Up
Awake and out of bed.
I can’t believe it’s 3 a.m. and you’re still up.
Up
(horse-racing) Riding the horse; mounted.
Up
(of the sun or moon) Above the horizon, in the sky.
It'll get warmer once the sun's up.
Up
Larger; greater in quantity, volume, value etc.
Sales are up compared to last quarter.
My temperature is up this morning.
Up
Indicating a larger or higher quantity.
The barometer is up, so fine weather should be on the way.
Up
Ahead; leading; winning.
The home team were up by two goals at half-time.
Up
Finished, to an end
Time is up!
Her contract is up next month, so it's time to negotiate another one.
Up
In a good mood.
I’m feeling up today.
Up
(usually in the phrase up for) Willing; ready.
If you are up for a trip, let’s go.
Up
Next in a sequence.
Smith is up to bat.
Up
(not used attributively) Happening; new; of concern. See also what's up, what's up with.
What's up, bro?
What is up with that project at headquarters?
When I saw his face, I knew something was up.
Up
Said of the higher-ranking pair in a two pair.
AAKK = aces up
QQ33 = queens up
Up
Well-informed; current.
I’m not up on the latest news. What’s going on?
Up
(computing) Functional; working.
Is the server back up?
Up
(of a railway line or train) Traveling towards a major terminus.
The London train is on the up line.
Up
Chilled and served without ice.
Would you like that drink up or on ice?
Up
(slang) Erect. en
Up
Well-known; renowned
Up
(uncountable) The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.
Up is a good way to go.
Up
(countable) A positive thing, or a time or situation when things are going well.
I hate almost everything about my job. The only up is that it's so close to home.
There are many ups to caravanning, but also many downs.
I've been on an up all this week.
Up
(particle physics) An up quark.
Up
An upstairs room of a two story house.
She lives in a two-up two-down.
Up
To physically raise or lift.
We upped anchor and sailed away.
Up
To increase the level or amount of.
If we up the volume, we may be able to hear what he says.
As usual, they've upped the prices for Valentine's Day.
Up
To promote.
It wasn’t long before they upped him to Vice President.
Up
To rise to a standing position; hence, by extension, to act suddenly; see also up and.
She was sitting there quietly, then all of a sudden she upped and left.
He just upped and quit.
He upped and punched that guy.
Up
To ascend; to climb up.
Up
To upload.
100 new apps and games have just been upped.
Up
Aloft; on high; in a direction contrary to that of gravity; toward or in a higher place or position; above; - the opposite of down.
But up or down,By center or eccentric, hard to tell.
Up
From a lower to a higher position, literally or figuratively; as, from a recumbent or sitting position; from the mouth, toward the source, of a river; from a dependent or inferior condition; from concealment; from younger age; from a quiet state, or the like; - used with verbs of motion expressed or implied.
But they presumed to go up unto the hilltop.
I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up.
Up rose the sun, and up rose Emelye.
We have wrought ourselves up into this degree of Christian indifference.
Up
In a higher place or position, literally or figuratively; in the state of having arisen; in an upright, or nearly upright, position; standing; mounted on a horse; in a condition of elevation, prominence, advance, proficiency, excitement, insurrection, or the like; - used with verbs of rest, situation, condition, and the like; as, to be up on a hill; the lid of the box was up; prices are up.
And when the sun was up, they were scorched.
Those that were up themselves kept others low.
Helen was up - was she?
Rebels there are up,And put the Englishmen unto the sword.
His name was up through all the adjoining provinces, even to Italy and Rome; many desiring to see who he was that could withstand so many years the Roman puissance.
Thou hast fired me; my soul's up in arms.
Grief and passion are like floods raised in little brooks by a sudden rain; they are quickly up.
A general whisper ran among the country people, that Sir Roger was up.
Let us, then, be up and doing,With a heart for any fate.
Up
To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, or the like; - usually followed by to or with; as, to be up to the chin in water; to come up with one's companions; to come up with the enemy; to live up to engagements.
As a boar was whetting his teeth, up comes a fox to him.
Up
To or in a state of completion; completely; wholly; quite; as, in the phrases to eat up; to drink up; to burn up; to sum up; etc.; to shut up the eyes or the mouth; to sew up a rent.
Up
Aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up your weapons.
Up, up, my friend! and quit your books,Or surely you 'll grow double.
Up
From a lower to a higher place on, upon, or along; at a higher situation upon; at the top of.
In going up a hill, the knees will be most weary; in going down, the thihgs.
Up
From the coast towards the interior of, as a country; from the mouth towards the source of, as a stream; as, to journey up the country; to sail up the Hudson.
Up
Upon.
Up
The state of being up or above; a state of elevation, prosperity, or the like; - rarely occurring except in the phrase ups and downs.
They had their ups and downs of fortune.
Up
Inclining up; tending or going up; upward; as, an up look; an up grade; the up train.
Up
Raise;
Up the ante
Up
Being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level;
The anchor is up
The sun is up
He lay face up
He is up by a pawn
The market is up
The corn is up
Up
Getting higher or more vigorous;
Its an up market
An improving economy
Up
Extending or moving toward a higher place;
The up staircase
A general upward movement of fish
Up
(usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness;
He was up on his homework
Had to be up for the game
Up
Open;
The windows are up
Up
(used of computers) operating properly;
How soon will the computers be up?
Up
Used up;
Time is up
Up
Out of bed;
Are they astir yet?
Up by seven each morning
Up
Spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position;
Look up!
The music surged up
The fragments flew upwards
Prices soared upwards
Upwardly mobile
Up
To a higher intensity;
He turned up the volume
Up
Nearer to the speaker;
He walked up and grabbed my lapels
Up
To a more central or a more northerly place;
Was transferred up to headquarters
Up to Canada for a vacation
Up
To a later time;
They moved the meeting date up
From childhood upward