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Tweak

noun/twˈiːk/
Definition
a squeeze with the fingers
pinch or squeeze sharply
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/twˈiːk/
🇬🇧British English
/twˈiːk/
🇮🇳Indian English
/twˈiːk/
1 syllable Say it as /twˈiːk/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna squeeze with the fingers
verbpinch or squeeze sharply
verbpull or pull out sharply
“pluck the flowers off the bush”
verbadjust finely
“fine-tune the engine”
Word Forms
pinchverbirritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
tweakverbpull or pull out sharply
tweaknouna squeeze with the fingers
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
optimieren
ein Druck mit den Fingern
🇫🇷French
peaufiner
une pression avec les doigts
🇪🇸Spanish
pellizcar retorciendo
un apretón con los dedos
🇮🇹Italian
modificare
una stretta con le dita
🇳🇱Dutch
aanpassing
een knijpbeweging met de vingers
🇵🇹Portuguese
ajustar
um aperto com os dedos
🇷🇺Russian
подправить
сжатие пальцами
India
🇮🇳Hindi
ठीक करना
उंगलियों से निचोड़ना
🇧🇩Bengali
খামচি
আঙ্গুল দিয়ে একটি চেপে
🇮🇳Tamil
மாற்றங்களை
விரல்களால் ஒரு அழுத்து
🇮🇳Telugu
సర్దుబాటు
వేళ్ళతో ఒక స్క్వీజ్
🇮🇳Marathi
चिमटा
बोटांनी पिळणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઝટકો
આંગળીઓ વડે સ્ક્વિઝ
🇮🇳Kannada
ತಿರುಚಬಹುದು
ಬೆರಳುಗಳಿಂದ ಹಿಸುಕು
🇮🇳Malayalam
മാറ്റുക
വിരലുകൾ കൊണ്ട് ഒരു ചൂഷണം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਟਵੀਕ
ਉਂਗਲਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਨਿਚੋੜ
🇵🇰Urdu
موافقت
انگلیوں کے ساتھ ایک نچوڑ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
调整
用手指挤压
🇯🇵Japanese
微調整する
指で絞る
🇰🇷Korean
비틀기
손가락으로 쥐어짜기
🇻🇳Vietnamese
điều chỉnh
bóp bằng ngón tay
🇹🇭Thai
บิด
บีบด้วยนิ้ว
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengubah
remasan dengan jari
🇵🇭Filipino
sabunutan
isang pisil gamit ang mga daliri
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
قرص
الضغط بالأصابع
🇮🇷Persian
نیشگون گرفتن و کشیدن
فشار دادن با انگشتان
🇹🇷Turkish
çimdik
parmaklarla sıkmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִצבּוֹט
לחיצה עם האצבעות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'tweak'?
The primary meaning of 'tweak' is 'a squeeze with the fingers'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'tweak' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'tweak' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'tweak' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'tweak' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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