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Added 10 October 2026

tweak

/twiːk/ verb

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tweak at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch.
to tweak the nose.
To adjust slightly; to fine-tune.
If we tweak the colors towards blue, it will look more natural.
To tease, to annoy; to get under the skin of (someone, typically so as to irritate them, or by extension to enamor, frighten, etc).

noun

A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch.
a tweak of the nose
A slight adjustment or modification.
He is running so many tweaks it is hard to remember how it looked originally.
Trouble; distress; tweag.

Origin

From Middle English twikken, from Old English twiccian (“to pluck”), from Proto-West Germanic *twekkōn (“to fasten; clamp; pinch”). Related to twitch. The drug-related sense may be a blend of twitch and freak.

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