tweakverb [ T ]
uk/twiːk/us/twiːk/tweak verb [ T ] (PULL)
to pull and twist something with a small sudden movement:
Standing in front of the mirror she tweaked a strand of hair into place.
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Pulling
- draft
- drag
- draught
- draw sth up
- haul
- heave
- heave-ho
- heft
- hitch sth up
- pluck
- pluck at sth
- reel
- reel sth in/out
- retract
- suck
- tow
- tow-away
- traction
- twitch
- wrench
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tweak verb [ T ] (CHANGE SLIGHTLY)
to change something slightly, especially in order to make it more correct, effective, or suitable:
The software is pretty much there - it just needs a little tweaking.
You just need to tweak the last paragraph and then it's done.
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Making things better
- a shot in the arm idiom
- add salt to sth idiom
- allay
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- heal
- make sb/sth over
- mitigate
- mollify
- more
- palliate
- redeem
- relieve
- salve
- spice
- spice sth up
- sting
- straighten
- straighten sb out
- streamline
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tweak
noun [ C ] ukus
He gave the boy's nose a tweak.