tidy

ti|dy1 [ `taıdi ] adjective *

1. ) a tidy person always puts their things away in the correct place:

I wish I could be more tidy.

a ) MAINLY BRITISH tidy hair, clothes, etc. look good because they are arranged in a nice way: NEAT:

a man with a tidy mustache

b ) MAINLY BRITISH a tidy place looks nice because everything is in the correct place or arranged or organized properly: NEAT

2. ) only before noun INFORMAL a tidy amount of money is a large amount:

The sale of the company brought in a tidy sum.

╾ ti|di|ly adverb

╾ ti|di|ness noun uncount

tidy

ti|dy 2 [ `taıdi ] or ,tidy `up verb intransitive or transitive *

to make a place look better by putting things in the correct place:

I've got to tidy my bedroom.

,tidy `up phrasal verb

1. ) intransitive or transitive same as TIDY 2:

I must tidy up the house tonight.

2. ) transitive to make small changes to something in order to make it better

tidy yourself up

to make yourself look better by washing your face, brushing your hair, etc.

,tidy `up ,after phrasal verb transitive

tidy up after someone to make a room look tidy after someone else has made it messy