▸ verb: (transitive) To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch. ▸ verb: (transitive, informal) To adjust slightly; to fine-tune. ▸ verb: (transitive) To tease, to annoy; to get under the skin of (someone, typically so as to irritate them, or by extension to enamor, frighten, etc). ▸ verb: (intransitive, US, slang) To abuse methamphetamines, especially crystal meth. ▸ verb: (intransitive, US, slang) To exhibit extreme nervousness, evasiveness when confronted by authorities, compulsiveness, erratic motion, excitability, etc, due to or mimicking the symptoms of methamphetamine abuse. ▸ verb: (intransitive, slang, by extension) To be extremely confused; to have no clue what is happening. ▸ verb: (military, weaponry, uncommon) From a catapult, to strike a target with a missile. ▸ noun: A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch. ▸ noun: A slight adjustment or modification. ▸ noun: Trouble; distress; tweag. ▸ noun: (obsolete, slang) A prostitute. ▸ noun: (slang) Methamphetamine. ▸ noun: (slang) A single inhalation of cocaine. ▸ noun: (cryptography) An additional input to a block cipher, used in conjunction with the key to select the permutation computed by the cipher.
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