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Tease| Noun | 1. | tease - someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) | | | 2. | tease - a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit menadult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" | | | 3. | tease - the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent" | | | Verb | 1. | tease - annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" | | | 2. | tease - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"bemock, mock - treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" | | | 3. | tease - to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them; "The advertisement is intended to tease the customers"; "She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior"keep in line, control, manipulate - control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line" | | | 4. | tease - tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations" | | | 5. | tease - raise the nap of (fabrics) | | | 6. | tease - disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool" | | | 7. | tease - separate the fibers of; "tease wool"separate - divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" | | | 8. | tease - mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman" | | | 9. | tease - ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effectcomb out, comb, disentangle - smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool" | |
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