| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To improve in appearance, especially by refurbishing. Also used with up: fix up, smarten (up). See BETTER. 2. To make neat and trim; make presentable. Also used with up: clean (up), freshen (up), groom, neaten (up), slick up, tidy (up), trig (out), trim. See ORDER. 3. To make or keep (an area) clean and orderly. Also used with up: clean (up), clear (up), neaten (up), police, straighten (up), tidy (up). See ORDER. | | ADJECTIVE: | In good order or clean condition: neat, orderly, shipshape, snug, spick-and-span, taut, tidy, trig, trim, well-groomed. Chiefly British : tight. Idioms: neat as a pin. See CLEAN, ORDER.
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