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tweak

/twiːk/
noun
  1. A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch.

    "a tweak of the nose"

  2. A slight adjustment or modification.

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

  3. Trouble; distress; tweag.

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

    "to tweak the nose."

  2. To adjust slightly; to fine-tune.

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

  3. To twit or tease.

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