| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  tw k |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: tweaked, tweak·ing, tweaks
1. To pinch, pluck, or twist sharply. 2. To adjust; fine-tune. 3. To make fun of; tease. | | NOUN: | 1. A sharp, twisting pinch. 2. A teasing remark or action; a joke. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Probably variant of dialectal twick, from Middle English twikken, from Old English twiccian. | | OTHER FORMS: | tweak y —ADJECTIVE
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