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Tweak

Tweak

,

Verb.

T.

[OE.

twikken

, originally the same word as

twicchen

; cf. LG.

twikken

. See

.]

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

as, to

tweak

the nose

.

Shak.

Tweak

,

Noun.

1.

A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch;

as, a

tweak

of the nose

.

Swift.

2.

Trouble; distress; tweag.

[Obs.]

3.

A prostitute.

[Obs.]

Brathwait.