Meaning of Tweak | Babel Free
twiːkDefinitions
- A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch.
- A slight adjustment or modification.
- Trouble; distress; tweag.
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A prostitute. obsolete, slang
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Methamphetamine. slang
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A single inhalation of cocaine. slang
- An additional input to a block cipher, used in conjunction with the key to select the permutation computed by the cipher.
Equivalents
العربية
القرص
Ελληνικά
τσίμπημα
Italiano
affinare
agitazione
ansietà
buffetto
miglioria
modifica
pizzicotto
rifinire
ritoccare
ritocco
storcere
tirata di naso
Kurdî
kinî
Examples
“a tweak of the nose”
“He is running so many tweaks it is hard to remember how it looked originally.”
“Thence to Bautree, as I came there, From the bushes near the lane, there Rush'd a tweak in gesture flanting With a leering eye, and wanton: But my flesh I did subdue it Fearing lest my purse should rue it.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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