Tune Definition–noun | 1. | a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it. | | 2. | a musical setting of a hymn, poem, psalm, etc., usually in four-part harmony. | | 3. | the state of being in the proper pitch: to be in tune. | | 4. | agreement in pitch; unison; harmony. | | 5. | proper adjustment, as of radio instruments or circuits with respect to frequency. | | 6. | harmonious relationship; accord; agreement. | | 7. | Archaic. frame of mind; mood. | | 8. | Obsolete. a tone or sound. | –verb (used with object) | 9. | to adjust (a musical instrument) to a correct or given standard of pitch (often fol. by up). | | 10. | to adapt (the voice, song, etc.) to a particular tone, to the expression of a particular feeling, or the like. | | 11. | to bring (someone or something) into harmony. | | 12. | to adjust (a motor, mechanism, or the like) for proper functioning. | | 13. | Radio and Television. | a. | to adjust (a circuit, frequency, or the like) so as to bring it into resonance with another circuit, a given fr
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equency, or the like. | | b. | to adjust (a receiving apparatus) so as to make it compatible in frequency with a transmitting apparatus whose signals are to be received. | | c. | to adjust (a receiving apparatus) so as to receive the signals of a particular transmitting station. | | | 14. | to put into or cause to be in a receptive condition, mood, etc.; bring into harmony or agreement. | | 15. | Archaic. | a. | to utter, sound, or express musically. | | b. | to play upon (a lyre). | –verb (used without object) | 16. | to put a musical instrument in tune (often fol. by up). | | 17. | to give forth a musical sound. | | 18. | to be in harmony or accord; become responsive. | —Verb phrases | 19. | tune in, to adjust a radio or television set so as to receive (signals, a particular station, etc.). | | 20. | tune out, | a. | to adjust a radio or television set so as to stop or avoid receiving (a station or channel). | | b. | Slang. to stop paying attention to a person, situation, etc. | | | 21. | tune up, | a. | to cause a group of musical instruments to be brought to the same pitch. | | c. | to bring into proper operating order, as a motor: Before starting on our trip we should have the car tuned up. | | —Idioms | 22. | call the tune, to decide matters of policy; control: He was technically running the business, but his father still called the tune. | | 23. | change one's tune, to reverse one's views; change one's mind: She changed her tune about children when she married and had her own. | | 24. | sing a different tune, to be forced to change one's ways, attitude, behavior, etc.: He will sing a different tune when he has to earn his own money. | | 25. | to the tune of, Informal. in or about the amount of: In order to expand, they will need capital to the tune of six million dollars. | | From DictionaryRelated topics from Britannica |
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It' at the end of 's ten song set at New York's Nokia Theatre two days ... And the crowd did just that.'Comin' Around,' an older tune, kept the
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