tweak
/twiːk/ verb C1- 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).
- To abuse methamphetamines, especially crystal meth.
- To exhibit extreme nervousness, evasiveness when confronted by authorities, compulsiveness, erratic motion, excitability, etc, due to or mimicking the symptoms of methamphetamine abuse.
- To be extremely confused; to have no clue what is happening. · Am I tweaking or does 2020 feel like 6 months ago?
- From a catapult, to strike a target with a missile.
He/she/it tweaks · Past tweaked · Past participle tweaked · -ing form tweaking
Verb forms
- Base form
- tweak
- He/she/it
- tweaks
- Past
- tweaked
- Past participle
- tweaked
- -ing form
- tweaking
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