tweak
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a squeeze with the fingers
Types & categories
- squeeze hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
pinch or squeeze sharply
Types & categories
- pinch hypernym
Related & opposite
- tweak derivation
Sense 3 verb
pull or pull out sharply
pluck the flowers off the bush
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
adjust finely
fine-tune the engine
Types & categories
- tune hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | vellicate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pinch |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | crimp |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pluck |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tweak |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | squeeze |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tweak |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | pinch |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tweak |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | draw off |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | pull |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tweeze |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | tune |