'Tweak' definitions:
Definition of 'tweak'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Tweak'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Tweak'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'tweak'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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