tweak
A sharp pinch or jerkA sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch.
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7 sensesA sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch.
a tweak of the nose
щипо́кščipók
A slight adjustment or modification.
He is running so many tweaks it is hard to remember how it looked originally.
Retusche
корректиро́вкаkorrektiróvka, настро́йкаnastrójka, отла́дкаotládka
Trouble; distress; tweag.
(slang)Methamphetamine.
(slang)A single inhalation of cocaine.
An additional input to a block cipher, used in conjunction with the key to select the permutation computed by the cipher.
(obsolete, slang)A prostitute.
- a squeeze with the fingers
Examples
11 sentencesHow would you suggest that I tweak this?
We have to tweak a few things.
Algeria needs to tweak its growth strategy.
Don't tweak his nose again or he'll bite you.
ruНе дёргай его за нос, а то он укусит тебя. — corvard
That guy's clearly tweaking.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English twikken, from Old English twiccian (“to pluck”), from Proto-West GermaFrom 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.
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