tweak

verb

/twiːk/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they tweak	/twiːk/ /twiːk/
he / she / it tweaks	/twiːks/ /twiːks/
past simple tweaked	/twiːkt/ /twiːkt/
past participle tweaked	/twiːkt/ /twiːkt/
-ing form tweaking	/ˈtwiːkɪŋ/ /ˈtwiːkɪŋ/

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tweak something to pull or twist something suddenly
- She tweaked his ear playfully.
tweak something to make slight changes to a machine, system, etc. to improve it
- I think you'll have to tweak these figures a little before you show them to the boss.

Word Originearly 17th cent.: probably an alteration of dialect twick ‘pull sharply’; related to twitch.

noun

/twiːk/

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a sharp pull or twist
- She gave his ear a tweak.
- She gave his nose an affectionate tweak.
a slight change that you make to a machine, system, etc. to improve it
- With a few tweaks this venue will be perfect.

Word Originearly 17th cent.: probably an alteration of dialect twick ‘pull sharply’; related to twitch.