TWEAK

v. n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
v.

To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose. Shak.

2.
n.

A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose. Swift.

3.
n.

Trouble; distress; tweag. [Obs.]

4.
n.

A prostitute. [Obs.] Brathwait.


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