tweak as a noun: - 1
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tweak
noun
1 tweak
A squeeze with the fingers.
synonym: pinch.
Dutch: bijstelling
verb
1 tweak
Pinch or squeeze sharply.
Roget 378:
feel pain,
experience pain,
suffer pain,
undergo pain
etc.
n.;
suffer,
ache,
smart,
bleed;
tingle,
shoot;
twinge,
twitch,
lancinate†;
writhe,
wince,
make a wry face;
sit on thorns,
sit on pins and needles.
give pain,
inflict pain;
lacerate;
pain,
hurt,
chafe,
sting,
bite,
gnaw,
gripe;
pinch,
tweak;
grate,
gall,
fret,
prick,
pierce,
wring,
convulse;
torment,
torture;
rack,
agonize;
crucify;
cruciate†,
excruciate†;
break on the wheel,
put to the rack;
flog
etc.
(punish)
972;
grate on the ear
etc.
(harsh sound)
410.
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