Definitions for tweak
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pinch, tweakverb

   a squeeze with the fingers

2. tweakverb

   pinch or squeeze sharply

3. pluck, tweak, pull off, pick offverb

   pull or pull out sharply

   "pluck the flowers off the bush"

4. fine-tune, tweakverb

   adjust finely

   "fine-tune the engine"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tweaknoun

   A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch.

   a tweak of the nose.

2. tweaknoun

   Trouble; distress; tweag.

3. tweaknoun

   A slight adjustment or modification.

   He is running so many tweaks it is hard to remember how it looked originally.

4. tweaknoun

   A prostitute.

5. tweakverb

   To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch.

   to tweak the nose.

6. tweakverb

   To adjust slightly; to fine-tune.

   If we tweak the colors towards blue, it will look more natural.

7. tweakverb

   To twit or tease.

8. tweakverb

   To abuse methamphetamines, especially crystal meth.

9. Etymology: From twikken, from twiccian, cognate with twitch.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tweague, Tweaknoun

   Perplexity; ludicrous distress. A low word.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   This put the old fellow in a rare tweague. Arbuthnot.

2. To Tweag, To Tweakverb

   To pinch; to squeeze betwixt the fingers.

   Etymology: It is written tweag by Stephen Skinner, but tweak by other writers; twacken, German.

   Who calls me villain, breaks my pate across,
   Tweaks me by the nose. William Shakespeare.

   To rouse him from lethargick dump,
   He tweak’d his nose. Samuel Butler.

   Look in their face, they tweak’d your nose. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tweak

   Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 12 also known as TNF-related weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TNFSF12 gene.

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1. tweak

   A tweak is a minor adjustment or modification made to improve, fix, or optimize something. It may refer to correcting or enhancing the performance of a system, machine, method, or idea. It can also refer to a slight pull or twist.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tweakverb

   to pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose

2. Tweaknoun

   a sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose

3. Tweaknoun

   trouble; distress; tweag

4. Tweaknoun

   a prostitute

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tweak

   Tweak was an Alternative rock band from South Africa. Members of the band formed Crashcarburn after members parted ways in 2006 to pursue personal projects.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tweak

   twēk, v.t. to twitch, to pull: to pull with sudden jerks.—n. a sharp pinch or twitch: any perplexity. [A by-form of twitch.]

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tweak

   1. To change slightly, usually in reference to a value. Also used synonymously with twiddle. If a program is almost correct, rather than figure out the precise problem you might just keep tweaking it until it works. See frobnicate and fudge factor; also see shotgun debugging. 2. To tune a program; preferred usage in the U.K.

Matched Categories

1. • Pinch
   • Tune

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How to pronounce tweak?

1. Alex

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How to say tweak in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tweak in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tweak in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of tweak in a Sentence

1. James Marape:

   At the moment our resource laws are outdated ... we will look into maximizing gain from what God has given this country from our natural resources, i have every right to tweak and turn resource laws for my country, then it will empower my citizens as well.

2. Donovan Mitchell:

   I feel like I was able to go back, but no need to risk it down 16, 18 at that point, it doesn’t make sense to go back out there and possibly tweak it. Just rest and get ready for the next game. Mitchell missed his first four shots, including a pair of drives to the basket, and didn’t make his first basket until there was 7:34 left in the second quarter. He then proceeded to score Utah's next 16 points, which included four 3-pointers. It was the first time in his last 23 games that Mitchell had gone scoreless in the first quarter.

3. James Marape:

   I have every right to tweak and turn resource laws for my country, then it will empower my citizens as well.

4. Bryan Steil:

   It shifts who the government is supporting. So under current policy, they support the individual who then uses those funds. The new model would be directly to the providers, by making this tweak, under federal law, it prevents them for paying for the facilities if worship is done.

5. Katy Hansell:

   Figure out how to tweak the situation to get some momentum.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tweak
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tweak
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tweak
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweak
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweak
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tweak
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tweak
9. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Tweak
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=tweak