[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to pinch and pull with a jerk and twist:She playfully tweaked his ear.I tweaked my bowtie again, but it stayed stubbornly crooked.", "to pull or pinch the nose of, especially gently:He leaned over the stroller and tweaked the baby affectionately.", "to make a minor adjustment to:Bad hardware can't be fixed by tweaking the software.", "to annoy, tease, or make fun of:How much of her “dumb blonde” image was actually a brilliant performer tweaking the stuffed shirts?"]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["Slang.to use methamphetamine, cocaine, or other stimulant drugs:He'll try to avoid taking a drug test if he's been tweaking and toking.to engage in wildly excited or agitated behavior under the influence of such drugs (usually followed byout):If I'd seen someone else acting this way I would have thought they were tweaking on meth.", "to use methamphetamine, cocaine, or other stimulant drugs:He'll try to avoid taking a drug test if he's been tweaking and toking.", "to engage in wildly excited or agitated behavior under the influence of such drugs (usually followed byout):If I'd seen someone else acting this way I would have thought they were tweaking on meth."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["an act or instance of tweaking; a sharp, twisting pull or jerk:\"Thought it was you,\" she said, greeting him with a tweak on the nose.", "a minor adjustment:Here are 12 simple tweaks to speed up your computer."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb phrase", "List Items": ["to extract by pinching and pulling with a jerk, as with tweezers:In a twinkling she had tweaked out a dozen hairs and put them in an evidence bag.to remove (defects or unwanted features) by means of a minor adjustment:You have a couple of bugs to tweak out from your website, but you’re on the right track.to effect (an improvement) by means of minor adjustments:They were able to tweak out some pretty hefty performance improvements to the sound system.to optimize in this way:My operating system isn’t out the way I like, but it's running, stable enough, and ready for use.Slang.to engage in wildly excited or agitated behavior under the influence of methamphetamine, cocaine, or other stimulant drugs:She grabbed a knife and waved it around while tweaking out on crystal meth.He showed up shirtless and barefoot, tweaked out on cocaine.Slang.to make or become wildly excited or agitated; freak (someone) out:I decided not to tell my kids what I’d so they wouldn't out about it.", "to extract by pinching and pulling with a jerk, as with tweezers:In a twinkling she had tweaked out a dozen hairs and put them in an evidence bag.", "to remove (defects or unwanted features) by means of a minor adjustment:You have a couple of bugs to tweak out from your website, but you’re on the right track.", "to effect (an improvement) by means of minor adjustments:They were able to tweak out some pretty hefty performance improvements to the sound system.", "to optimize in this way:My operating system isn’t out the way I like, but it's running, stable enough, and ready for use.", "Slang.to engage in wildly excited or agitated behavior under the influence of methamphetamine, cocaine, or other stimulant drugs:She grabbed a knife and waved it around while tweaking out on crystal meth.He showed up shirtless and barefoot, tweaked out on cocaine.", "Slang.to make or become wildly excited or agitated; freak (someone) out:I decided not to tell my kids what I’d so they wouldn't out about it."]}]