tweak

1. (transitive)To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch.

   to tweak the nose.

   zwicken, kneifen

   щипа́тьščipátʹ, ущипну́тьuščipnútʹ

2. (informal, transitive)To adjust slightly; to fine-tune.

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

   retuschieren, anpassen, korrigieren

   настра́иватьnastráivatʹ, настро́итьnastróitʹ, отла́живатьotláživatʹ

   adjust finely

3. (transitive)To tease, to annoy; to get under the skin of (someone, typically so as to irritate them, or by extension to enamor, frighten, etc).

   piesacken

4. (US, intransitive, slang)To abuse methamphetamines, especially crystal meth.

5. (US, intransitive, slang)To exhibit extreme nervousness, evasiveness when confronted by authorities, compulsiveness, erratic motion, excitability, etc, due to or mimicking the symptoms of methamphetamine abuse.

6. (broadly, intransitive, slang)To be extremely confused; to have no clue what is happening.

   Am I tweaking or does 2020 feel like 6 months ago?

7. (uncommon)From a catapult, to strike a target with a missile.

1. How would you suggest that I tweak this?

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2. We have to tweak a few things.

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3. Algeria needs to tweak its growth strategy.

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4. Don't tweak his nose again or he'll bite you.

   ruНе дёргай его за нос, а то он укусит тебя.

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5. That guy's clearly tweaking.

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regular · Lesson

• tweak outTo lose control or act eccentrically.
• tweak onTo attack.