n. 1 melody, air, song, strain, motif, theme David presents a marvellous half-hour radio programme of show tunes every week 2 euphony, pitch, harmony, accord, accordance, consonance, unison, correspondence, conformity She cannot sing in tune The guitar is out of tune with the piano. Her husband is out of tune with today's fashion.
v. 3 tune up, calibrate, adjust, regulate, coordinate, adapt, attune, align, set That garage charges too much for tuning an engine 4 tune in (on). attend (to), pay attention (to), listen (to), understand, be aware (of), be on the qui vive, be alert (to), Slang be on the same wavelength or frequency (with) I am not sure that Bernard is tuned in to what his sister does for a living 5 tune out. ignore, disregard, turn a blind eye to, be blind to, turn one's back on, turn a deaf ear to Sally is able to tune out anything she doesn't like to hear