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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
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
tweak [tʍik]

  1. tv.
    to adjust something slightly. : Tweak the tuner a little and see if you can get that station just a little bit clearer.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

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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