The meaning of TWEAK is to make usually small adjustments in or to; especially : fine-tune. How to use tweak in a sentence.

tweak noun [C] (CHANGE) a slight change to something, especially in order to make it more correct, effective, or suitable:

Tweak definition: to pinch and pull with a jerk and twist.. See examples of TWEAK used in a sentence.

1. to pinch and pull with a jerk and twist: to tweak someone's ear. 2. to make a minor adjustment to: to tweak a computer program. n. 3. an act or instance of tweaking.

Nov 14, 2025 · tweak (third-person singular simple present tweaks, present participle tweaking, simple past and past participle tweaked) (transitive) To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and …

to pinch and pull with a jerk and twist: to tweak someone's ear; to tweak someone's nose. to pull or pinch the nose of, esp. gently: He tweaked the baby on greeting.

When you tweak something, you pinch it or twist it. You may have a doting aunt who thinks you're still two years old and can't resist tweaking your nose every time she sees you. Tweak also …

Tweak definition: To pinch, pluck, or twist sharply.

If you tweak something such as a system or a design, you improve it by making a slight change.

The company may have to tweak [= adjust] its image. Our software developers are tweaking [= fine-tuning] the program. We just wanted to tweak his original idea a bit.