Definitions for: Tweak


[n] a squeeze with the fingers
[v] adjust finely; "fine-tune the engine"
[v] pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"
[v] pinch or squeeze sharply



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.


Tweak, n.
1. A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of
the nose. --Swift.

2. Trouble; distress; tweag. [Obs.]

3. A prostitute. [Obs.] --Brathwait.

Synonyms: fine-tune, pick off, pinch, pluck, pull off

See Also: draw, force, nip, pinch, pull, squeeze, squeeze, squeezing, tune, tune up, tweet, tweeze, twinge, twitch

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