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tweak

/twiːk/

noun

Meaning

  • A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch.

    "a tweak of the nose"

  • A slight adjustment or modification.

    "He is running so many tweaks it is hard to remember how it looked originally."

  • Trouble; distress; tweag.

  • A prostitute.

  • An additional input to a block cipher, used in conjunction with the key to select the permutation computed by the cipher.

verb

Meaning

  • To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch.

    "to tweak the nose."

  • To adjust slightly; to fine-tune.

    "If we tweak the colors towards blue, it will look more natural."

  • To twit or tease.

  • To abuse methamphetamines, especially crystal meth.

  • To exhibit symptoms of methamphetamine abuse, such as extreme nervousness, compulsiveness, erratic motion, excitability; possibly a blend of twitch and freak.

  • To exhibit extreme nervousness, evasiveness when confronted by law enforcement or other authority (e.g., customs agents, border patrol, teacher, etc.), mimicking methamphetamine abuse symptoms.