to tweak
81
3.8
- verb
- /twik/
:
ajustar
- I need to tweak the settings on my computer to improve performance.
- tweak the system
- tweak the manufacturing
- tweak the design
If it's not getting you the result, tweak the contact and increase the calls.
- If it's not getting you the result, tweak the contact and increase the calls.
- OK, I think we got these or let's tweak these other things.
- And so again, just tweaking what he's done, right, making it easier.
- And then you and Jay and whoever else are then tweaking and, you know.
- We could say we need to tweak the algorithm.
- And I will say that tweaks your altruism reward, right?
- Then I can just say go and tweak that a little bit.
- You then take that individual piece of content and you slightly tweak it in three different ways.
- This would be done without actually tweaking the mathematics of the theory in any way.
- Experimenting, tweaking things, you know, tinkering with it, adapting it.
Examples
-
If your students seem to want more access to technology, tweak your program.
Academic text (2014) -
"We're constantly tweaking our portfolios to meet the needs of our program designs," he says.
Academic text (2007) -
Oh boy, maybe we can tweak the details a little.
-
I want you to tweak them and make them your own.
-
All right, let me tweak the contrast here.
-
Well, I'm always looking for ways to tweak and change and progress and create.
-
Designers are able to tweak the models they create and immediately see those changes reflected in analysis.
Academic text (1999) -
We tweak the recipe and we bake up a batch when we need it.
-
Music printed using an OCR program may need to be tweaked by a sighted user.
Academic text (2005) -
He decided to tweak the recipe by adding more herbs for better flavor.
Synonyms
317
2.7
To change something so it is in the right position or works correctly
268
3.2
Make small changes to something to make it more useful
125
3.2
Adjust a machine or system so it works better
93
4.0
Make something better by making a few small changes
26
4.2
To make small changes so something works better
22
4.1
To make something better by small changes
8
3.8
Make small changes to something to improve how it looks
2
7.8
To change something a little so it works better
Antonyms
Compounds
How Extensive
73
5.1
179
3.4
268
3.2
81
3.8
26
4.2
8
3.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tweak meaning 'make small changes' comes from the same idea of a little 'twist' or pinch used to adjust something, as when you turn a tiny screw. So to tweak a recipe or machine is to make a small change to improve it.