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TWEEZE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tweeze mean?
• TWEEZE (verb)
The verb TWEEZE has 1 sense:
1. pluck with tweezers
Familiarity information: TWEEZE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pluck with tweezers
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
tweeze facial hair
Hypernyms (to "tweeze" is one way to...):
pick off; pluck; pull off; tweak (pull or pull out sharply)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
tweezer (a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping)
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