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tweak

  [tweek] ,
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–verb (used with object)
1. to pinch and pull with a jerk and twist: to tweak someone's ear; to tweak someone's nose.
2. to pull or pinch the nose of, esp. gently: He tweaked the baby on greeting.
3. to make a minor adjustment to: to tweak a computer program.
–noun
4. an act or instance of tweaking; a sharp, twisting pull or jerk.
Origin:
1595–1605; akin to twitch
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tweak   (twēk)   
tr.v.   tweaked, tweak·ing, tweaks
  1. To pinch, pluck, or twist sharply.
  2. To adjust; fine-tune.
  3. To make fun of; tease.
n.  
  1. A sharp, twisting pinch.
  2. A teasing remark or action; a joke.

[Probably variant of dialectal twick, from Middle English twikken, from Old English twiccian.]
tweak'y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Tweak

Tweak\, v. t. [OE. twikken, originally the same word as twicchen; cf. LG. twikken. See Twitch.] To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose. --Shak.

Tweak

Tweak\, n. 1. A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose. --Swift.

2. Trouble; distress; tweag. [Obs.]

3. A prostitute. [Obs.] --Brathwait.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : tweak
Spanish: pellizcar,
German: zwicken,
Japanese: ひねる
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tweak

vt.
1. To change slightly, usually in reference to a value. Also used synonymously with twiddle. If a program is almost correct, rather than figure out the precise problem you might just keep tweaking it until it works. See frobnicate and fudge factor; also see shotgun debugging.
2. To tune or bum a program; preferred usage in the U.K.
Jargon File 4.2.0
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tweak  (v.)
probably from O.E. twiccian "to pluck," of obscure origin; perhaps related to twitch. Meaning "to make fine adjustments" is attested from 1966.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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tweak
1. To change slightly, usually in reference to a value. Also used synonymously with twiddle. If a program is almost correct, rather than figure out the precise problem you might just keep tweaking it until it works. See frobnicate and fudge factor; also see shotgun debugging.
2. To tune or bum a program; preferred usage in the UK.
[The Jargon File]

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