tune

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

Similar word(s): air, line, melody, strain

Definition categories: communication, music

2. the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch

- he cannot sing in tune

- the clarinet was out of tune

Definition categories: attribute, pitch

3. the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency

Definition categories: act, adjustment, alteration, modification

Sentences with tune as a noun:

- Your engine needs a good tune.

- Your engine is now in tune.

- This piano is not in tune.

- You heard the new Rizzle Kicks song? —Mate, that is a tune!

verb

1. adjust for (better) functioning

- tune the engine

Definition categories: change, adjust, correct, set

2. adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)

- My piano needs to be tuned

Definition categories: change, adjust, correct, set

Sentences with tune as a verb:

- to tune a piano or a violin