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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun tweak has 1 sense
- tweak(n = noun.act) pinch - a squeeze with the fingers; Array is a kind of squeeze, squeezing
Derived forms verb tweak2, verb tweak1
Verb tweak has 3 senses
- tweak(v = verb.contact) Array - pinch or squeeze sharply; Array is one way to nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitch
- tweak(v = verb.contact) pick off, pluck, pull off - pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush" is one way to draw, force, pull
- tweak(v = verb.change) fine-tune - adjust finely; "fine-tune the engine" is one way to tune, tune up
Derived form noun tweak1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived form noun tweak1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
tweak, v. t. [OE. twikken, originally the same word as twicchen; cf. LG. twikken. See Twitch.].
To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose. Shak. [1913 Webster]
tweak, n.
- A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose. Swift. [1913 Webster]
- Trouble; distress; tweag. [1913 Webster]
- A prostitute. Brathwait. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tweak, v. & n.
--v.tr.
1 pinch and twist sharply; pull with a sharp jerk; twitch.
2 make fine adjustments to (a mechanism).
--n. an instance of tweaking.
--v.tr.
1 pinch and twist sharply; pull with a sharp jerk; twitch.
2 make fine adjustments to (a mechanism).
--n. an instance of tweaking.
Etymology
prob. alt. of dial. twick & TWITCH(1)
THESAURUS
tweak
acute pain, afflict, agonize, ail, bite, bob, boring pain, burn, chafe, charley horse, clamp, clamping, clamping down, compress, compression, convulse, cramp, cramps, crick, crucify, crush, cut, darting pain, distress, ensphere, excruciate, fester, flick, flip, flirt, flounce, fret, fulgurant pain, gall, girdle pain, give pain, gnaw, gnawing, grate, grind, grip, gripe, griping, harrow, hitch, hurt, inflame, inflict pain, irritate, jerk, jig, jigger, jigget, jiggle, jog, joggle, jumping pain, kill by inches, kink, lacerate, lancinating pain, martyr, martyrize, nip, pain, pang, paroxysm, pierce, pinch, pluck, press, pressure, prick, prolong the agony, put to torture, rack, rankle, rasp, rub, seizure, sharp pain, shoot, shooting, shooting pain, snake, snatch, spasm, squeeze, squeezing, stab, stabbing pain, start, sting, stitch, sudden pull, thrill, throes, tighten, tightening, tormen, torment, torture, twinge, twist, twitch, wad up, wound, wrench, wring, yank, yerkROGET THESAURUS
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Physical Pain
VB feel pain, experience pain, suffer pain, undergo pain, suffer, ache, smart, bleed, tingle, shoot, twinge, twitch, lancinate, writhe, wince, make a wry face, sit on thorns, sit on pins and needles, give pain, inflict pain, lacerate, pain, hurt, chafe, sting, bite, gnaw, gripe, pinch, tweak, grate, gall, fret, prick, pierce, wring, convulse, torment, torture, rack, agonize, crucify, cruciate, excruciate, break on the wheel, put to the rack, flog, grate on the ear.
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