tweak
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tweak
- /twiːk/
Rhymes with -iːk
Where it comes from
From Middle English twikken, from Old English twiccian (“to pluck”), from Proto-West Germanic *twekkōn (“to fasten; clamp; pinch”). Related to twitch. The drug-related sense may be a blend of twitch and freak.
verb tweaks · tweaking · tweaked
- To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch. to tweak the nose.
- To adjust slightly; to fine-tune. If we tweak the colors towards blue, it will look more natural.
- To tease, to annoy; to get under the skin of (someone, typically so as to irritate them, or by extension to enamor, frighten, etc). Oh, he loved to tweak people and say things like "Hiya sweetums" to me because that was not exactly de rigueur in front of a bunch of strong feminists. He had this enormous sense of humor. I never knew what he was going to say.
- To abuse methamphetamines, especially crystal meth.
- To exhibit extreme nervousness, evasiveness when confronted by authorities, compulsiveness, erratic motion, excitability, etc, due to or mimicking the symptoms of methamphetamine abuse.
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To be extremely confused; to have no clue what is happening.
Am I tweaking or does 2020 feel like 6 months ago?
Similar: trip
- From a catapult, to strike a target with a missile.
noun tweaks
- A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch. a tweak of the nose
- A slight adjustment or modification. He is running so many tweaks it is hard to remember how it looked originally.
- Trouble; distress; tweag.
- A prostitute. Thence to Bautree, as I came there, From the bushes near the lane, there Rush'd a tweak in gesture flanting With a leering eye, and wanton: But my flesh I did subdue it Fearing lest my purse should rue it.
- Methamphetamine.
- A single inhalation of cocaine.
- An additional input to a block cipher, used in conjunction with the key to select the permutation computed by the cipher.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pinch, pluck, pull off, pick off, control, modify, tweek, tweague, twinge, tweag, twitch, twerk, tickle, jerk, twight, twiddle
Translations
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verb to pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch
| Français | tordre |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | zwicken, kneifen |
| Italiano | storcere |
| Русский | щипа́ть ščipátʹ, ущипну́ть uščipnútʹ |
verb to slightly adjust or modify
| Español | retocar, afinar, refinar, personalizar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 調整 /调整 tiáozhěng, 改進 /改进 gǎijìn |
| Português | retocar |
| Français | retoucher, ajuster, personnaliser, fignoler |
| Deutsch | retuschieren, anpassen, korrigieren |
| Italiano | ritoccare, affinare, rifinire |
| Русский | настра́ивать nastráivatʹ, настро́ить nastróitʹ, отла́живать otláživatʹ, отла́дить otláditʹ |
verb to tease, to annoy; to get under the skin of (someone, typically so as to irritate them, or by extension to enamor, frighten, etc).
| Deutsch | piesacken |
|---|
noun sharp pinch or jerk; twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose
| Français | coup sec |
|---|---|
| Italiano | buffetto, pizzicotto, tirata di naso |
| Ελληνικά | τσίμπημα tsímpima |
| Русский | щипо́к ščipók |
noun slight adjustment or modification
| Español | retoque |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 改進 /改进 gǎijìn, 調整 /调整 tiáozhěng, 微調 /微调 wēitiáo |
| Português | retoque |
| Français | ajustement, retouche |
| Deutsch | Retusche |
| Italiano | miglioria, modifica, ritocco |
| Русский | корректиро́вка korrektiróvka, настро́йка nastrójka, отла́дка otládka, попра́вка poprávka |
noun trouble; distress; tweag
| Português | ansiedade |
|---|---|
| Italiano | agitazione, ansietà |
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title = {tweak},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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