|  tweet 
 
 a weak chirping sound as of a small bird
 • Hypernyms:
 chirp
 
 1. make a weak, chirping sound
 - the small bird was tweeting in the tree
 • Syn:
 twirp
 • Derivationally related forms:
 tweeter
 • Hypernyms:
 sound, go
 • Verb Frames:
 - Something ----s
 - Somebody ----s
 2. squeeze tightly between the fingers
 - He pinched her behind
 - She squeezed the bottle
 • Syn:
 pinch, squeeze, twinge, nip, twitch
 • Derivationally related forms:
 nipper (for: nip), squeeze (for: squeeze), pinch (for: pinch)
 • Hypernyms:
 grip
 • Hyponyms:
 goose, tweak
 • Verb Frames:
 - Somebody ----s something
 - Something ----s something
 
 
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