tweak

/twik/

/twik/

Other forms: tweaked; tweaking; tweaks

When you tweak something, you pinch it or twist it. You may have a doting aunt who thinks you're still two years old and can't resist tweaking your nose every time she sees you.

Tweak also means to adjust or fine-tune. When you finish writing a paper, it's a good idea to go back through one last time, to tweak it and make sure it's absolutely perfect. So when you tweak something or give something a tweak, you're making little adjustments, you’re not rewriting your paper or tossing it out and starting all over again.

Definitions of tweak

1. verb

   adjust finely
   synonyms: fine-tune

   type of:

   tune, tune up

   adjust for (better) functioning
2. verb

   pinch or squeeze sharply
   type of:

   nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitch

   squeeze tightly between the fingers
3. verb

   pull or pull out sharply
   synonyms: pick off, pluck, pull off

   draw away, draw off, pull off

   remove by drawing or pulling

   types:

   tweeze

   pluck with tweezers

   type of:

   draw, force, pull

   cause to move by pulling
4. noun

   a squeeze with the fingers
   synonyms: pinch

   type of:

   squeeze, squeezing

   the act of gripping and pressing firmly
5. noun

   a small adjustment made to improve something