TWEAK
Dictionary entry overview: What does tweak mean?
• TWEAK (noun)
The noun TWEAK has 1 sense:
1. a squeeze with the fingers
Familiarity information: TWEAK used as a noun is very rare.
• TWEAK (verb)
The verb TWEAK has 3 senses:
1. pinch or squeeze sharply
2. pull or pull out sharply
3. adjust finely
Familiarity information: TWEAK used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• TWEAK (noun)
Meaning:
A squeeze with the fingers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
tweak; pinch
Hypernyms ("tweak" is a kind of...):
squeeze; squeezing (the act of gripping and pressing firmly)
• TWEAK (verb)
Meaning:
Pinch or squeeze sharply
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "tweak" is one way to...):
nip; pinch; squeeze; tweet; twinge; twitch (squeeze tightly between the fingers)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Pull or pull out sharply
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
pluck; pull off; pick off; tweak
Context example:
pluck the flowers off the bush
Hypernyms (to "tweak" is one way to...):
draw; force; pull (cause to move by pulling)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tweak"):
tweeze (pluck with tweezers)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Adjust finely
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
fine-tune; tweak
Context example:
fine-tune the engine
Hypernyms (to "tweak" is one way to...):
tune; tune up (adjust for (better) functioning)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
