coup sec — meaning in English

English meaning

• tweak verb To make a small adjustment to something in order to improve it.
• yank verb To pull something suddenly and forcefully.

Senses

coup sec is used for these senses in English:

• tweak A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch.
• yank A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).

tweak — full definition

1. verb To make a small adjustment to something in order to improve it.
2. verb To pinch and pull something sharply with a twist.
3. noun A small adjustment or modification.

yank — full definition

1. verb To pull something suddenly and forcefully.
2. noun Informal (often outside the US), a term for an American, especially one from the northern states.

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