Tweak
11tweak — [[t]twi͟ːk[/t]] tweaks, tweaking, tweaked 1) VERB If you tweak something, especially part of someone s body, you hold it between your finger and thumb and twist it or pull it. [V n] He tweaked Guy s ear roughly... [V n] A handsome offer , she… …
12tweak — I UK [twiːk] / US [twɪk] verb [transitive] Word forms tweak : present tense I/you/we/they tweak he/she/it tweaks present participle tweaking past tense tweaked past participle tweaked 1) informal to make small changes in order to improve… …
13tweak — verb Etymology: probably alteration of Middle English twikken to pull sharply, from Old English twiccian to pluck more at twitch Date: 1601 transitive verb 1. to pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist ; twitch < tweaked a bud from the stem > …
14tweak — /tweek/, v.t. 1. to pinch and pull with a jerk and twist: to tweak someone s ear; to tweak someone s nose. 2. to pull or pinch the nose of, esp. gently: He tweaked the baby on greeting. 3. to make a minor adjustment to: to tweak a computer… …
15tweak — 1. noun a) A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch. a tweak of the nose. b) Trouble; distress; tweag. He is running so many tweaks it is hard to remember how it looked originally. 2 …
16tweak — tweak1 [ twik ] verb transitive 1. ) INFORMAL to make small changes to improve something 2. ) to pull or twist a part of someone s body: Henry leaned forward and tweaked my ear playfully. tweak tweak 2 [ twik ] noun count 1. ) INFORMAL a small… …
17tweak — [[t]twik[/t]] v. t. 1) to pinch and pull with a jerk and twist: to tweak someone s ear[/ex] 2) cvb to make a minor adjustment to: to tweak a computer program[/ex] 3) an act or instance of tweaking • Etymology: 1595–1605; akin to twitch …
18tweak — /twik / (say tweek) verb (t) 1. to seize and pull with a sharp jerk and twist: to tweak someone s ear. 2. a. Electronics, etc. to make minor adjustments to (settings, configurations, etc.). b. to make minor adjustments to for best effect or… …
19tweak — [tAvik] tv. to adjust something slightly. □ I just need to tweak this program a little bit; then I’ll be with you. □ Tweak the tuner a little and see if you can get that station just a little bit clearer …
20tweak — verb Tweak is used with these nouns as the object: ↑setting …
