tweak

Formstweaks, tweaking, tweaked

Pluraltweaks

1. 1
   adjustverbcolloquialtransitive

   To change something a little bit to make it better.

   Can you tweak the recipe so it's less spicy?

   She tweaked her essay one last time before turning it in.

   Similaradjust, refine, modify, fine-tune, tune

   Note
2. 2
   nouncountable

   A small change that someone makes to something.

   With a few tweaks, the old bike was ready to ride again.

   The coach made one small tweak to the team's lineup.

   Similaradjustment, modification, change, refinement

3. 3
   pinch and twistverbtransitive

   To quickly pinch and twist something, like someone's nose or ear.

   Grandpa likes to tweak my nose when he says hello.

   My aunt tweaked my cheek and said how much I had grown.

   Similarpinch, twist, tug

   Note
4. 4
   nouncountable

   A quick, hard pinch or twist, like one on someone's nose.

   She gave her little brother's ear a playful tweak.

   With a tweak of his mustache, the old man began his story.

   Similarpinch, tug, twist, jerk

5. 5
   act restlessverbslangUSintransitive

   To act very nervous, jumpy, and wild because of a drug called meth, or as if on it.

   He started to tweak as soon as the officer asked to see his ID.

   The guy at the bus stop was tweaking, twitching and talking to himself.

   Note
6. 6
   teaseverbtransitive

   To tease or bother someone, usually to annoy them, but sometimes to please or scare them.

   My older brother loves to tweak me about my bad singing.

   The comedian tweaked the mayor with jokes about his haircut.

   Similartease, needle, rib, bait

   Note
7. 7
   abuse drugsverbslangUSintransitive

   To take the drug meth in a harmful way.

   He promised his mom he would never tweak again.

   After two years of tweaking, he checked himself into rehab.

   Note
8. 8
   confusedverbslangintransitive

   To be very confused and not understand what is going on.

   Am I tweaking, or did the teacher say the test is today?

   If you think pizza tastes better cold, you're tweaking.

   Similartrip

   Note
9. 9
   drugnounslanguncountable

   A drug also called meth or methamphetamine.

   Police found tweak hidden under the car seat.

   He lost his job after he got hooked on tweak.

   Similarmeth, crank, ice

   Note
10. 10
    encryptionnouncountable

    An extra value used with a secret key to decide exactly how a code scrambles data.

    The program uses the file's place on the disk as the tweak.

    Even with the same key, a new tweak gives a different scrambled result.

    Note

Showing meanings only. Show all 13