pinch, tweak
(noun) a squeeze with the fingers
tweak, fine-tune
(verb) adjust finely; “fine-tune the engine”
pluck, tweak, pull off, pick off
(verb) pull or pull out sharply; “pluck the flowers off the bush”
tweak
(verb) pinch or squeeze sharply
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tweak (third-person singular simple present tweaks, present participle tweaking, simple past and past participle tweaked)
(transitive) To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch.
(transitive, informal) To adjust slightly; to fine-tune.
(transitive) To twit or tease.
(intransitive, US, slang) To abuse methamphetamines, especially crystal meth.
(intransitive, US, slang) To exhibit symptoms of methamphetamine abuse, such as extreme nervousness, compulsiveness, erratic motion, excitability; possibly a blend of twitch and freak.
(intransitive, US, slang) To exhibit extreme nervousness, evasiveness when confronted by law enforcement or other authority (e.g, customs agents, border patrol, teacher, etc.), mimicking methamphetamine abuse symptoms.
tweak (plural tweaks)
A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch.
A slight adjustment or modification.
Trouble; distress; tweag.
(obsolete, slang) A prostitute.
(cryptography) An additional input to a block cipher, used in conjunction with the key to select the permutation computed by the cipher.
Source: Wiktionary
Tweak, v. t. Etym: [OE. twikken, originally the same word as twicchen; cf. LG. twikken. See Twitch.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
