v. To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch.
v. To adjust slightly; to fine-tune.
v. To twit or tease.
v. To abuse methamphetamines, especially crystal meth.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch.
n. A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch.
n. Trouble; distress; tweag.
n. A prostitute.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To twitch; pinch and pull with or as with a sharp jerk; twinge.
n. A sharp pinch or jerk; a twitch.
n. A pinch; dilemma; perplexity: as, to be in a sad tweak. E. Phillips, 1706. Also tweag, tweague.
n. A prostitute.
n. A whoremonger.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
n. a squeeze with the fingers
v. pinch or squeeze sharply
v. pull or pull out sharply
v. adjust finely
Word Usage
"Mr. Stringer said raising the tax rate to 4.332% from 3.876% for the wealthiest New Yorkers, a move he described as a "tweak," would allow for a "huge, meaningful" tax cut to 95% of the city."