tweak Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a squeeze with the fingers
    pinch.
  2. verb pinch or squeeze sharply
  3. verb pull or pull out sharply
    pick off; pluck; pull off.
    • pluck the flowers off the bush
  4. verb adjust finely
    fine-tune.
    • fine-tune the engine

WordNet

Tweak transitive verb
Etymology
OE. twikken, originally the same word as twicchen; cf. LG. twikken. See Twitch.
Definitions
  1. To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose. Shak.
Tweak noun
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913