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Browsing page 2 of words meaning to adjust (15 words total)
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skyrocket
verb - intransitive
- to increase very quickly.
Citation from "He Has Millions and a New Job at Yahoo. Soon, He'll Be 18.", The New York Times, Brian Stetler, March 25 2013 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Dude, I've gotta hand it to you. I went through with your idea and it skyrocketed my sales. Thanks a million.
Citation from Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005 film) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to increase.
Last edited on Nov 10 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 25 2013.
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step up
verb
- to get in someone's face to show that you are not scared of another person.
Why don't you step up?!
Citation from "The Collection", 30 Rock (TV), Season 2 Episode 3 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Oct 25 2011. Submitted by ashley from Altus, OK, USA on Jun 05 1999.
- to rise to a challenge.
Citation from article title, The Washington Post, Lisa de Moraes, April 18, 2010 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Oct 11 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 11 2010.
verb - transitive
- to increase or improve.
Citation from "Begin the Begin", Covert Affairs (TV), Season 2 Episode 1 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Sheesh! Cab, Bob", Bob's Burgers (TV), Season 1 Episode 6 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Bill And Gary's Excellent Adventure", Alphas (TV), Season 1 Episode 6 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to increase.
Last edited on Feb 22 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 10 2011.
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take down a notch
verb - transitive
- to decrease.
Citation from Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002 film) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Chapter 4", Eastbound & Down (TV), Season 1 Episode 4 (2009) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to decrease, reduce.
Last edited on Nov 04 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 10 2011.
- to decrease a person's self-image.
Your criticism took him down a notch.
Last edited on Jun 24 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 10 2011.
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tweak
noun - uncountable
- crystal methamphetamine.
Does your guy have any tweak?
- See more words with the same meaning: stimulants (e.g. methamphetamines, caffeine).
Last edited on Mar 01 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 23 2010.
verb - intransitive
- to be under the influence of methamphetamine.
Dude, I'm tweaking.
Man I'm tweaked out got to have more.
- See more words with the same meaning: to do stimulants (e.g. methamphetamines, caffeine).
- See more words with the same meaning: under the influence of stimulants (e.g. methamphetamines, caffeine).
Last edited on Jul 04 2014. Submitted by Anonymous on Dec 29 1996.
- to react with extreme emotion; "freak out".
Your mom tweaked when I snaked her last bagel.
- See more words with the same meaning: to become angry, go crazy, freak out.
Last edited on May 06 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on May 20 1997.
- to malfunction.
Person 1: Why didn't you answer your phone?
Person 2: I didn't get your calls. My phone must have been tweaking.- See more words with the same meaning: broken.
Last edited on Nov 16 2014. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 16 2014.
verb - transitive
- to pinch, especially nipples.
She likes her nipples tweaked.
- See more words with the same meaning: to pinch, squeeze.
Last edited on Nov 24 2011. Submitted by mark from Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, UK on May 03 2005.
- to adjust.
You have to tweak the locking screw to make it work.
Citation from "Turkey Day Run attracts big flock", The Post and Courier, David Quick, November 23 2009 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to adjust.
Last edited on Nov 24 2011. Submitted by mark from Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, UK on May 03 2005.
- to hurt or damage by bending.
He tweaked his ACL.
He's got a tweaked ACL.
Last edited on May 06 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on May 06 2013.
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vamp it up
- to increase the sexiness.
- See more words with the same meaning: to increase.
Last edited on Sep 21 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.
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