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TWEEZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pluck with tweezers

Example:

tweeze facial hair

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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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