Definitions for tweak
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pinch, tweak(verb)

   a squeeze with the fingers

2. tweak(verb)

   pinch or squeeze sharply

3. pluck, tweak, pull off, pick off(verb)

   pull or pull out sharply

   "pluck the flowers off the bush"

4. fine-tune, tweak(verb)

   adjust finely

   "fine-tune the engine"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. tweak(Noun)

   A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch.

   a tweak of the nose.

2. tweak(Noun)

   Trouble; distress; tweag.

3. tweak(Noun)

   A slight adjustment or modification.

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

4. tweak(Noun)

   A prostitute.

5. tweak(Verb)

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

   to tweak the nose.

6. tweak(Verb)

   To adjust slightly; to fine-tune.

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

7. tweak(Verb)

   To twit or tease.

8. tweak(Verb)

   To abuse methamphetamines, especially crystal meth.

Origin: From twikken, from twiccian, cognate with twitch.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Tweak(verb)

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

2. Tweak(noun)

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

3. Tweak(noun)

   trouble; distress; tweag

4. Tweak(noun)

   a prostitute

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

How to pronounce tweak?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Katy Hansell:

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

2. Phil Levy:

   The administration made it seem like a quick tweak in some trade agreements would bring back the manufacturing workforce, but the problems have to do with technological change.

3. 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.

4. Christian Coleman:

   When you tweak something it just takes a little while to get back to where it was.

5. Doug Terfehr:

   The Hot Dog/Pizza combination has easily been one of the most popular overseas – but we did tweak it slightly before bringing it to America, our research indicated that fans in the U.S. wanted to interact with these two popular foods in a different way. They wanted to be able to enjoy then separately or together, which is why the popable bites option was developed.

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