English

Etymology
From ME. twikken, from OE. twiccian 'to pluck', cognate with twitch

Noun
en-noun

1. A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose.
2. trouble|Trouble; distress; tweag.
3. A slight adjustment or modification.

#: He is running so many tweaks it is hard to remember how it looked originally.

1. (slang) A prostitute.

Translations
trans-top|A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose
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trans-top|Trouble; distress; tweag
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trans-top|A slight adjustment or modification
Dutch: bijstelling
French: retouche f
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trans-top|A prostitute
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Spanish: prostituta n|f
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Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose.
2. context|transitive|informal To adjust slightly; to fine tune.

#: If we tweak the colors towards blue, it will look more natural.

1. transitive To twit or tease.
2. context|intransitive|US|slang To abuse methamphetamines, especially crystal meth.

Finnish: nipistää, virittää
Turkish: cimdiklemek,(1) (v)

Derived terms
tweaker (US, drug abuser)

References
R:Websters

Category:English slang

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