tweak-v; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: Pinc, squeeze, or pull (out) sharply.

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] TWEAK NP2[patient[concrete]]

Examples:
Don't tweak my nipples!
Tweak the dead flowers off the bush.
Puppies don't like it when you tweak their ears.

Mappings:
VerbNet: touch-20-1
FrameNet: Manipulation
PropBank: NP
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: Adjust finely to increase or decrease something.

Commentary: Includes: TWEAK UP, TWEAK OUT, TWEAK DOWN

Examples:
He tweaked up the flavor in his Jambalaya.
Tweak the engine just right and it purrs like a kitten.
God, he tweaked out that bike - it's amazing!
We need to tweak down our level of police response.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Adjusting
PropBank: NP
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: (Cause to) seize or act as if seizing, possibly due to drugs.

Commentary: Includes: TWEAK OUT, TWEAK ACROSS

Examples:
John tweaked out and lost control of his body when the strobe lights
came on.
I tweaked out last night on meth.
Most people tweak across the road when they see a big man like
myself coming down the sidewalk.
Dealers tweak out teenagers without concern for their futures.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NP

Sense Number 4: TWEAK ACROSS: port an idea, possibly in the form of a computer program or script, across various domains.

Commentary: Is: TWEAK ACROSS

Examples:
It tweaked across several platforms really easily.
We tweaked the script across all of out pages.
The band tweaks across the spectrum of urban music.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NP

Sense Number 5: Move quickly in front of or around, as to entice.

Examples:
Trout will attack most anything you tweak across their noses.
We tweaked the lure in front of a large fish.
Just tweak the offer in front of the board and see if they take it.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NP