tweak

tweak  (twk)

tr.v. tweaked, tweak·ing, tweaks

1. To pinch, pluck, or twist sharply.

2. To adjust; fine-tune.

3. To make fun of; tease.

n.

1. A sharp, twisting pinch.

2. A teasing remark or action; a joke.

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[Probably variant of dialectal twick, from Middle English twikken, from Old English twiccian.]

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tweaky adj.

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tweak [twiːk]

vb (tr)

1. to twist, jerk, or pinch with a sharp or sudden movement to tweak someone's nose

2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Motor racing slang to tune (a car or engine) for peak performance

3. Informal to make a minor alteration

n

1. an instance of tweaking

2. Informal a minor alteration

[Old English twiccian; related to Old High German zwecchōn; see twitch]

tweaky  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tweak - a squeeze with the fingers           pinch squeeze, squeezing - the act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"
Verb	1.	tweak - pinch or squeeze sharply             nip, pinch, tweet, twinge, twitch, squeeze - squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
	2.	tweak - pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush" pluck, pull off, pick off draw, pull, force - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" draw off, draw away, pull off - remove by drawing or pulling; "She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth"; "draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese" tweeze - pluck with tweezers; "tweeze facial hair"
	3.	tweak - adjust finely; "fine-tune the engine" fine-tune tune, tune up - adjust for (better) functioning; "tune the engine"

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tweak

verb

1. twist, pull, pinch, jerk, squeeze, nip, twitch He tweaked my ear roughly.

2. adjust, improve, alter, adapt, modify, refine, make adjustments to, make improvements to, make alterations to, change The system should get better as engineers tweak its performance.

noun

1. twist, pull, squeeze, pinch, jerk, nip, twitch a tweak on the ear

2. modification, change, improvement, adjustment, adaptation, alteration, refinement no radical changes - just a tweak here and there

Translations

tweak [twiːk]

A. N

1. (= pull) → pellizco m
to give sb's nose/ear a tweak → pellizcar a algn la nariz/la oreja

2. (= small alteration) → pequeño retoque m

B. VT

1. (= pull) → pellizcar

2. (= alter slightly) → retocar ligeramente

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tweak [ˈtwiːk] vt [+ nose] → pincer; [+ ear, hair] → tirer

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tweak

vt

(= pull gently) → kneifen; she tweaked (back) the curtain → sie schob den Vorhang etwas zur Seite; to tweak somebody’s ear → jdn am Ohr ziehen; to tweak somebody’s nose (lit) → jdn an der Nase ziehen; (fig) → jdm eins auswischen (inf); to tweak something off/out → etw abkneifen/auszupfen

(inf) engine → hochfrisieren (inf)

(inf: = alter slightly) system, rules, schedule, text → herumdoktern an (+dat) (inf)

n

(= gentle pull) to give something a tweak → an etw (dat) → (herum)zupfen; to give somebody’s ear/nose a tweak → jdn am Ohr/an der Nase ziehen

(inf: = slight alteration: to system, rules, schedule, text) → kleine Änderung; to give something a tweak (system, rules, schedule, text) → an etw (dat) → herumdoktern (inf)

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tweak [twiːk]

1. n to give sb's nose/ear a tweak → dare un pizzicotto sul naso/una tirata d'orecchie a qn

2. vt (nose) → pizzicare; (ear, hair) → tirare

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tweak

v tweak [twiːk]

to pull with a sudden jerk. ruk, pluk يَقْرُص أذْن الطِّفِل дръпвам škubnout, (za)kroutit hive zwicken τσιμπώ pellizcar näpistama نیشگون گرفتن nykäistä tirer, tordre לִצבוֹט चिकोटी काटना trgnuti, štipati (meg)csíp menarik rykkja pizzicare; storcere ひねる 홱 집어 당기다 timptelėti spēji paraut; iekniebt memulas knijpen trekke i, nappe uszczypnąć puxar a pişca, a ciupi ущипнуть (po)štípať, uštipnúť pocukati zavrnuti nypa, vrida om หยิก çimdiklemek 擰，捏，扭 ущипнути, смикати نوچنا، چٹکي لينا véo; vặn 拧，捏，扭

n

a sudden sharp pull He gave her nose a playful tweak. knyp قَرْصَه дръпване zakroucení hiv das Zwicken τσιμπιά pellizco näpistus نیشگون nykäisy torsion צְבִיטָה चिकोटी trzaj, štipanje csípés tarikan klíping, klíp pizzicotto ひねり (코 등을) 홱 당기다 timptelėjimas spējš rāviens; kniebiens pulas kneep trekk, napp uszczypnięcie puxão ciupitură щипок potiahnutie, uštipnutie poteg zavrtanje nyp, vridning หยิก çimdikleme 捏 щипок چٹکي، جھٹکا cái véo 捏