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tweak

UK/twiːk/ US/ˈtwik/ uncommon informal obsolete slang us
noun (1) verb (3)

noun

1.

a squeeze with the fingers

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verb

1.
2.

pull or pull out sharply

  • “pluck the flowers off the bush”
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3.

adjust finely

  • “fine-tune the engine”
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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • tweak freak
  • tweak of the thumb
  • tweak on
  • tweak out

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