Tweak

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  • intransitive verb. To pinch, pluck, or twist sharply.
  • intransitive verb. To adjust; fine-tune.
  • intransitive verb. To make fun of; tease.
  • intransitive verb. To behave in an agitated or compulsive manner, especially when under the influence of a stimulant drug.
  • intransitive verb. To be under the influence of a stimulant drug, especially methamphetamine.
  • noun. A sharp, twisting pinch.
  • noun. A small adjustment.
  • noun. A teasing remark or action; a joke.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To twitch; pinch and pull with or as with a sharp jerk; twinge.
  • noun. A sharp pinch or jerk; a twitch.
  • noun. A pinch; dilemma; perplexity: as, to be in a sad tweak. E. Phillips, 1706. Also tweag, tweague.
  • noun. A prostitute.
  • noun. A whoremonger.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch.
  • noun. A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch.
  • noun. Trouble; distress; tweag.
  • noun. A prostitute.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch.
  • noun. Trouble; distress; tweag.
  • noun. A slight adjustment or modification.
  • noun. A prostitute.
  • verb. To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch.
  • verb. To adjust slightly; to fine-tune.
  • verb. To twit or tease.
  • verb. To abuse methamphetamines, especially crystal meth.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a squeeze with the fingers
  • verb. pinch or squeeze sharply
  • verb. pull or pull out sharply
  • verb. adjust finely
  • Word Usage
    "Mr. Stringer said raising the tax rate to 4.332% from 3.876% for the wealthiest New Yorkers, a move he described as a "tweak," would allow for a "huge, meaningful" tax cut to 95% of the city."
    Form
    tweaker  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    nip  pinch  squeeze  squeezing  tune  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    acute pain  afflict  agonize  ail  bite  
    verb-form
    tweaked  tweaking  tweaks