tweak

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
tweak
    n 1: a squeeze with the fingers [syn: {pinch}, {tweak}]
    v 1: pinch or squeeze sharply
    2: pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"
       [syn: {pluck}, {tweak}, {pull off}, {pick off}]
    3: adjust finely; "fine-tune the engine" [syn: {fine-tune},
       {tweak}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tweak \Tweak\, n.
   1. A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of
      the nose. --Swift.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Trouble; distress; tweag. [Obs.]
      [1913 Webster]

   3. A prostitute. [Obs.] --Brathwait.
      [1913 Webster]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tweak \Tweak\, v. t. [OE. twikken, originally the same word as
   twicchen; cf. LG. twikken. See {Twitch}.]
   To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch;
   as, to tweak the nose. --Shak.
   [1913 Webster]
from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)
tweak
 vt.

   1. To change slightly, usually in reference to a value. Also used
   synonymously with {twiddle}. If a program is almost correct, rather
   than figure out the precise problem you might just keep tweaking it
   until it works. See {frobnicate} and {fudge factor}; also see {shotgun
   debugging}.

   2. To {tune} a program; preferred usage in the U.K.
from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
tweak

   1. To change slightly, usually in reference to a value.  Also
   used synonymously with {twiddle}.  If a program is almost
   correct, rather than figure out the precise problem you might
   just keep tweaking it until it works.  See {frobnicate} and
   {fudge factor}; also see {shotgun debugging}.

   2. To {tune} or {bum} a program; preferred usage in the UK.

   [{Jargon File}]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
111 Moby Thesaurus words for "tweak":
      acute pain, afflict, agonize, ail, bite, bob, boring pain, burn,
      chafe, charley horse, clamp, clamping, clamping down, compress,
      compression, convulse, cramp, cramps, crick, crucify, crush, cut,
      darting pain, distress, ensphere, excruciate, fester, flick, flip,
      flirt, flounce, fret, fulgurant pain, gall, girdle pain, give pain,
      gnaw, gnawing, grate, grind, grip, gripe, griping, harrow, hitch,
      hurt, inflame, inflict pain, irritate, jerk, jig, jigger, jigget,
      jiggle, jog, joggle, jumping pain, kill by inches, kink, lacerate,
      lancinating pain, martyr, martyrize, nip, pain, pang, paroxysm,
      pierce, pinch, pluck, press, pressure, prick, prolong the agony,
      put to torture, rack, rankle, rasp, rub, seizure, sharp pain,
      shoot, shooting, shooting pain, snake, snatch, spasm, squeeze,
      squeezing, stab, stabbing pain, start, sting, stitch, sudden pull,
      thrill, throes, tighten, tightening, tormen, torment, torture,
      twinge, twist, twitch, wad up, wound, wrench, wring, yank, yerk
antiflux / dictionary / tweak
[email protected]