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   tweak

   /twiːk/

   verb

   • 1. twist or pull (something) sharply: "he tweaked the boy's ear" Similar pull sharplytwisttugpinchniptwitchsqueezejerk
   • 2. improve (a mechanism or system) by making fine adjustments to it: "engineers tweak the car's operating systems during the race" Similar adjustmake adjustments tomodifyaltermake alterations tochangeadaptrefineimprovemake improvements to
   • 3. become or cause to become agitated or excited, typically from taking amphetamines or another stimulant: informal US "I just about went crazy yesterday—I was totally tweaking out"

   noun

   • 1. a sharp twist or pull: "an affectionate tweak" Similar sharp pulltwisttugpinchniptwitchsqueezejerk
   • 2. a fine adjustment to a mechanism or system: "no tweaks were required" Similar adjustmentmodificationalterationchangeadaptationrefinementimprovement

   Word Origin early 17th century: probably an alteration of dialect twick ‘pull sharply’; related to twitch.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tweaker noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   • E

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   • K

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