Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

tweeze

verb
/twiːz/
Definition
To pluck or remove hairs, especially from the eyebrows, using a small handheld instrument called tweezers.
Examples
  • She used a pair of tweezers to take out a splinter from her finger.
  • Every weekend, I tweeze my eyebrows to maintain their shape.
  • He carefully tweezed the loose thread from his shirt.
Meaning
The act of using tweezers to extract hair or other small items.
Synonyms
  • pluck
  • pick
  • extract