Tweak (?), v. t. [OE. twikken, originally the same word as twicchen; cf. LG. twikken. See Twitch.]
To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose.
Shak.
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Tweak, n.
1.
A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose.
Swift.
2.
Trouble; distress; tweag.
[Obs.]
3.
A prostitute.
[Obs.]
Brathwait.
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