Tweak - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |twiːk|  American pronunciation of the word tweak
Brit.  |twiːk|  British pronunciation of the word tweak

noun

- a squeeze with the fingers (syn: pinch)

verb

- pinch or squeeze sharply
- pull or pull out sharply (syn: pick off, pluck, pull off)
- adjust finely

Extra examples

We just wanted to tweak his original idea a bit.

He tweaked his ankle playing soccer.

My brother hates it when our grandmother tweaks his cheek.

Marjorie gave his hair an affectionate tweak.

He gently tweaked her nose.

He tweaked the boy's ear and Oliver looked at him with love.

She will tweak his ear off if he doesn't get that done.

I tweaked my lower back.

She leant forward and tweaked both ends of his moustache.

Maybe you should tweak a few sentences before you send in the report.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: tweak
he/she/it: tweaks
present participle: tweaking
past tense: tweaked
past participle: tweaked
noun
singular: tweak
plural: tweaks
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