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| tuning | |
| 1. n. Action of the verb to tune. |  |
| 2. n. The calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch. | |
| 3. n. (engineering) The adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance. | |
| tune | |
| 1. n. A melody. | |
| 2. n. A song, or short musical composition. | |
| 3. n. (informal) The act of tuning or maintenance. | |
| Your engine needs a good tune. | |
| 4. n. The state or condition of being correctly tuned. | |
| Your engine is now in tune. | |
| This piano is not in tune. | |
| 5. n. (slang) A very good song. | |
| You heard the new Rizzle Kicks song? —Mate, that is a tune! | |
| 6. n. (obsolete) A sound; a note; a tone. | |
| 7. n. (obsolete) Order; harmony; concord. | |
| 8. v. To modify a musical instrument so that it produces the correct pitches. | |
| to tune a piano or a violin | |
| 9. v. To adjust a mechanical, electric or electronic device (such as a radio or a car engine) so that it functions optimally. | |
| 10. v. To make more precise, intense, or effective; to put into a proper state or disposition. | |
| 11. v. To give tone to; to attune; to adapt in style of music; to make harmonious. | |
| 12. v. To sing with melody or harmony. | |
| 13. v. (South Africa, slang) To cheek; to be impudent towards. | |
| Are you tuning me? | |
