Tweak (Verb)
Meaning 1
Pinch or squeeze sharply.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- She tweaked his arm playfully to get his attention.
- He tweaked her nose, a habit he had since their childhood days.
- The pesky sibling loved to tweak his sister's ear when she wasn't looking.
- The mom tweaked the infant's cheek, trying to coax a smile out of him.
- She tweaked her friend's ear in jest for making a silly joke.
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Meaning 2
Pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- She expertly tweaked a single hair out from the tangled mess.
- Gently tweaking the small thread would be necessary to mend the sweater.
- When you tweak the strings of a violin, the tone changes slightly.
- In a quick motion, she tweaked the loose thread off the damaged seam.
- Carefully tweaking the flower stem freed it from the thorns.
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Meaning 3
Adjust finely; "fine-tune the engine".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The mechanics had to tweak the engine several times before it started running smoothly.
- She spent hours in the studio tweaking the audio levels to get the perfect mix.
- The IT specialist had to tweak the system settings to resolve the connectivity issue.
- To improve the flavor, the chef decided to tweak the seasoning in the new recipe.
- The athlete worked with her coach to tweak her technique and improve her overall performance.