Definition
Meaning of 'tease'
Meaning of 'tease' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Tease 
[ n.]
- One who teases or plagues. [ n.]2. Tease [ v. t.]
- To comb or card, as wool or flax. [ v. t.]- To stratch, as cloth, for the purpose of raising a nap; teasel.
- To tear or separate into minute shreds, as with needles or similar instruments.
- To vex with importunity or impertinence; to harass, annoy, disturb, or irritate by petty requests, or by jests and raillery; to plague.
Meaning of 'tease' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. tease [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
- the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
Example in sentence:
- he ignored their teases;
- his ribbing was gentle but persistent
2. tease [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- tear into pieces
- tear into pieces
Example in sentence:
- tease tissue for microscopic examinations
Meaning (3):
- disentangle and raise the fibers of
- disentangle and raise the fibers of
Example in sentence:
- tease wool
Meaning (4):
- separate the fibers of
- separate the fibers of
Example in sentence:
- tease wool
Meaning (5):
- to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them
- to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them
Example in sentence:
- She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior;
- The advertisement is intended to tease the customers
Meaning (6):
- annoy persistently
- annoy persistently
Example in sentence:
- The children teased the boy because of his stammer
Meaning (7):
- harass with persistent criticism or carping
- harass with persistent criticism or carping
Example in sentence:
- Don't ride me so hard over my failure;
- His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie;
- The children teased the new teacher
Meaning (8):
- mock or make fun of playfully
- mock or make fun of playfully
Example in sentence:
- the flirting man teased the young woman
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