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    [Verb]  | "tweak" | \ ˈtwēk \


    1: to make usually small adjustments in or to; especially : fine-tune

    2: to injure slightly

    3: to pinch (a person or a body part) lightly or playfully

    Origin: 1601 ;

     Probably alteration of Middle English twikken to pull sharply, from Old English twiccian to pluck {mat|twitch:1|};

    [Noun]  | "tweak" 


    1: a small change or adjustment

    2: a sharp pinch or jerk

    3: a slight injury causing pain

    Origin: 1616 ;

    [Noun]  | "tweak" 


    1: the act of making something slightly different;


      * e.g., " ... After a minor tweak, the computer seemed to run much better. "




    [Verb]  | "tweak" 


    1: to grasp and move with a small forceful motion;


      * e.g., " ... Hey, you tweaked my nose! "




    2: to make small adjustments to;


      * e.g., " ... You can tweak the settings to customize the display. "




    3: to make (someone or something) the object of criticism, amusement, or laughter;


      * e.g., " ... They're always tweaking me about my northern accent. "




     [ "tweak" ]

    1: to be under the influence of methamphetamine.

      * e.g.,  ... "man i got all tweaked two days ago and i'm still awake" 

     [ "tweak" ]

    1: To be paranoid/twitchy

      * e.g.,  ... Man, you gotta stop being so tweaky. 

     [ "tweak" ]

    2: To be High

      * e.g.,  ... Man I was tweaking last night. 

     [ "tweak" ]

    1: (n.) methamphetamine

      * e.g.,  ... 'Where might I find some tweak' 

     [ "tweak" ]

    2: (v.) the act of consuming methamphetamines

      * e.g.,  ... 'He was totally tweaking' 

     [ "tweak" ]

    1: To improve. To modify so it runs better, faster, and more efficiently.

      * e.g.,  ... Linux programmers seriously need to learn how to tweak their operating system so it doesn't eat up so much RAM. 

     [ "tweak" ]

    1: to make a fine adjustment

      * e.g.,  ... he tweaked the radio dials, hoping to peak the signal into intelligibility 

     [ "tweak" ]

    1:  Customise or modify (something) to suit a particular individual or task

      * e.g.,  ... I am going to tweak the design a little more on photoshop 

     [ "tweak" ]

    2:  Improve (a mechanism or system) by making fine adjustments to it synonyms: adjustment, modification, alteration, change, adapt, customise

     [ "tweak" ]

    1: To injure slightly, to sustain a slight injury to (some part of the body), usually while playing a sport.

      * e.g.,  ... "The pitcher tweaked his groin on a grounder back to the mound." 

     [ "tweak" ]

    1: to fuck with

      * e.g.,  ... "tweak with my squad and we'll catch a body" 

     [ "tweak" ]

    1: 1) to be stimulated by consuming high amounts of caffeine or sugar.

      * e.g.,  ... i drank 3 monster drinks and ate a few candy bars at the skatepark and i was seriously tweakin' 

     [ "tweak" ]

    2: 2) to use amphetamine or methamphetamine.

      * e.g.,  ... a grip of anphetamine pills or a couple of lines of meth can cause you to tweaki all night. 

     [ "tweak" ]

    1:  to go beyond extension, or stretching. as in the truth, a snowboard grab, or a body part.

      * e.g.,  ... Hey, so you kind of tweaked the story a bit, I don't appreciate that. 

     [ "tweak" ]

    2:  to freak out while you're on drugs. (Usually used in correlation with meth users).

      * e.g.,  ... Did you see him tweak that sick-ass stale fish?  

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