About The Word Tweak

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Tweak to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Tweak definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Tweak

Tweak Meaning & Definition
Tweak Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tweak?

[n] a squeeze with the fingers
[v] adjust finely; "fine-tune the engine"
[v] pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"
[v] pinch or squeeze sharply

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tweak: fine-tune | pick off | pinch | pluck | pull off

Related Terms | Find terms related to Tweak:

See Also | draw | force | nip | pinch | pull | squeeze | squeeze | squeezing | tune | tune up | tweet | tweeze | twinge | twitch

Tweak In Webster's Dictionary

\Tweak\, v. t. [OE. twikken, originally the same word as twicchen; cf. LG. twikken. See {Twitch}.] To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose. --Shak.
\Tweak\, n. 1. A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose. --Swift. 2. Trouble; distress; tweag. [Obs.] 3. A prostitute. [Obs.] --Brathwait.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Gentlewoman ‐ a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine…
  • Standdown ‐ (military) withdrawal of a…
  • Jakob liebmann beer ‐ German composer of operas in a style that influenced Richard…
  • Javanese ‐ the Indonesian language spoken on Java [n] a native or inhabitant…
  • Chyloderma ‐ swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic…
  • Unspent ‐ (of financial resources) not spent; "unexpended funds"; "his…
  • Time to come ‐ the time…
  • Water hazard ‐ hazard provided by ponds of water that the golfer…
  • Cosmetic surgery ‐ surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of…
  • Hexadecimal number system ‐ a positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits…