Word of the day: TWEAK

Tweak: torcer, beliscão, puxão,  beliscar, puxar, apresentar sintomas de abstenção por falta de droga

Synonyms: nip, pinch, twist, jerk, tug, pull, yank

“We just wanted to tweak his original idea a bit.”

He tweaked his ankle playing soccer.

My brother hates it when our grandmother tweaks his cheek. (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the Day: Skew

Skew:  ângulo, posição inclinada, inclinação, inclinar, torcer, dar forma ou direção inclinada, mover para um lado, distorcer, enviezar, olhar de soslaio, torcido, enviezado, inclinado,torto, fora de esquadro, assimétrico.

 Synonyms: aberrancy, zigzag,  angle, warp, variation, asquint, uneven, awry,unbalance, bend, turning, bias, throw off balance,  swinging,  sway

“.... Special interests often spend big bucks on the party in power, but their dramatic skew toward the GOP underscores how deeply business interests oppose Obama administration and Democratic...”(Newsweek, January 22, 2011)

“He accused them of skewing the rules in their favor.” (www.merriam-webster.com

hoot / root

hoot Clique Pronúncia (Merriam-Webster)	buzinar, tocar, vaiar, piar
root Clique Pronúncia (Merriam-Webster)	raiz, torcer (por um time)

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