English Explanatory Dictionary

tweeze

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To pluck or grasp using tweezers.
  2. To shape by plucking out hairs with tweezers.
  3. To pluck out hairs using tweezers.

Pronunciation

/twiz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tweeze.wav

Word forms

tweeze tweezes tweezing tweezed

Etymology

Back-formation from tweezers.

Translations

German: mit der Pinzette anfassen German: mit der Pinzette entfernen Portuguese: pinçar Spanish: pinzar Turkish: cımbızla almak Turkish: cımbızla yolmak
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