Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tweak"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tweak \Tweak\, v. t. [OE. twikken, originally the same word as
twicchen; cf. LG. twikken. See {Twitch}.]
To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch;
as, to tweak the nose. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tweak \Tweak\, n.
1. A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of
the nose. --Swift.
2. Trouble; distress; tweag. [Obs.]
3. A prostitute. [Obs.] --Brathwait.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tweak
n : a squeeze with the fingers [syn: {pinch}]
v 1: pinch or squeeze sharply
2: pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"
[syn: {pluck}, {pull off}, {pick off}]
3: adjust finely; "fine-tune the engine" [syn: {fine-tune}]
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