Dictionary Definition
tweak n : a squeeze with the fingers [syn:
pinch]
Verb
1 pinch or squeeze sharply
3 adjust finely; "fine-tune the engine" [syn:
fine-tune]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From twikken, from twiccian, cognate with twitch.Pronunciation
- Rhymes with: -iːk
Noun
- A sharp pinch or
jerk; a twist or twitch.
- a tweak of the nose.
- Trouble; distress; tweag.
- A slight adjustment or modification.
- He is running so many tweaks it is hard to remember how it looked originally.
- A prostitute.
Translations
a sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a
tweak of the nose
trouble; distress; tweag
a slight adjustment or modification
- Dutch: bijstelling
- French: retouche
a prostitute
- Spanish: prostituta
Verb
- To pinch and pull with
a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch.
- to tweak the nose.
- transitive informal
To adjust slightly; to
fine
tune.
- If we tweak the colors towards blue, it will look more natural.
- To twit or tease.
- To abuse methamphetamines, especially crystal meth.
Derived terms
- sense drug abuser tweaker qualifier US
Translations
- Finnish: nipistää, virittää
- Turkish: cimdiklemek,(1) (v)
- French: tordre, personnaliser
References
Extensive Definition
Tweak or tweaker can refer to:
- Tweak (band)
- Tweaker (band)
- Tweaking (behavior)
- Tweak (programming environment)
- Tweaking, the act of making subtle improvements to machines, especially a computer
- Tweak UI
- Tweakbench
- Tweakers.net
- TweakVista
- Tweek Tweak, a character from the animated television series South Park
- "Tweak", a song of Felix Da Housecat of his album Virgo Blaktro and the Movie Disco
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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,
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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, yerk