NOUN | act | tweak, pinch | a squeeze with the fingers |
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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 | |
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Rhymes | antique ... wreak: 54 rhymes with iyk... |
Meaning | A squeeze with the fingers. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | fine-tune | |
Broader | tune, tune up | Adjust for (better) functioning |
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