| NOUN | act | tweak, pinch | a squeeze with the fingers |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | contact | tweak | pinch or squeeze sharply |
| contact | tweak, pluck, pull off, pick off | pull or pull out sharply | |
| change | tweak, fine-tune | adjust finely |
| Sounds | twiy'k | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | antique ... wreak: 54 rhymes with iyk... | |
| Meaning | A squeeze with the fingers. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | pinch | |
| Broader | squeeze, squeezing | The act of gripping and pressing firmly |
| Spanish | pellizco, repizco | |
| Catalan | pessic | |
| Verbs | tweak | pull or pull out sharply |
| tweak | pinch or squeeze sharply | |
| Meaning | pinch or squeeze sharply. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch | squeeze tightly between the fingers |
| Spanish | pellizcar | |
| Nouns | tweak | a squeeze with the fingers |
| Meaning | Pull or pull out sharply. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | pluck, pull off, pick off | |
| Entailed by | harp | Play the harp |
| Narrower | tweeze | pluck with tweezers |
| Broader | pull, draw | Cause to move by pulling |
| Similar to | draw off, draw away, pull off | Remove by drawing or pulling |
| Spanish | arrancar, desplumar, jalar, pelar, pelliscar, sacar | |
| Catalan | arrancar, arrencar, pelar, plomar | |
| Nouns | tweak | a squeeze with the fingers |
| Meaning | Adjust finely. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | fine-tune | |
| Broader | tune, tune up | Adjust for (better) functioning |
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