Associations to the word «Tune»

Wiktionary

TUNE, noun. A melody.
TUNE, noun. A song, or short musical composition.
TUNE, noun. (informal) The act of tuning or maintenance.
TUNE, noun. The state or condition of being correctly tuned.
TUNE, noun. (UK) (slang) A very good song.
TUNE, noun. (obsolete) A sound; a note; a tone.
TUNE, noun. (obsolete) Order; harmony; concord.
TUNE, verb. To modify a musical instrument so that it produces the correct pitches.
TUNE, verb. To adjust a mechanical, electric or electronic device (such as a radio or a car engine) so that it functions optimally.
TUNE, verb. To make more precise, intense, or effective; to put into a proper state or disposition.
TUNE, verb. To give tone to; to attune; to adapt in style of music; to make harmonious.
TUNE, verb. To sing with melody or harmony.
TUNE, verb. (South Africa) (slang) (transitive) To cheek; to be impudent towards.
TUNE IN, verb. To select a channel, station, etc., as on television or radio.
TUNE IN, verb. (idiomatic) To pay attention.
TUNE OUT, verb. (idiomatic) To fail to pay attention to; to ignore; to zone out.
TUNE OUT, verb. To change the channel or frequency away from.
TUNE UP, verb. To make adjustments to an engine in order to improve its performance
TUNE UP, verb. To make preparations for vigorous exercise; to warm up

Dictionary definition

TUNE, noun. A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven".
TUNE, noun. The property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch; "he cannot sing in tune"; "the clarinet was out of tune".
TUNE, noun. The adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency.
TUNE, verb. Adjust for (better) functioning; "tune the engine".
TUNE, verb. Adjust the pitches of (musical instruments); "My piano needs to be tuned".

Wise words

Don't you know this, that words are doctors to a diseased temperment?
Aeschylus