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tease /tēz/ transitive verb- To make fun of, to disconcert for one's own amusement
- To plague, irritate, esp playfully, mischievously or unkindly
- To arouse sexual desire in (someone) but refuse to satisfy it
- To tantalize
- To subject to banter
- To open out the fibres of
- To comb or card (wool, etc)
- To scratch (cloth) with teasels, so as to raise a nap
- To raise a nap on
- To back-comb (the hair)
noun- A person given to teasing
- An act of teasing
ORIGIN: OE tǣsan to card teasˈer noun - Any person who teases
- A tricky question
- A riddle, conundrum
- An introductory, appetite-whetting advertisement
- A male horse used to arouse a mare's interest before the selected stallion is put to her
teasˈing noun and adjective teasˈingly adverb tease out - To open out the fibres of
- To clarify (an obscure point) by discussion, etc
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