tease
teez
- n someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
- n a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
- n the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
he ignored their teases - v annoy persistently
The children teased the boy because of his stammer - v harass with persistent criticism or carping
The children teased the new teacher - v to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them
The advertisement is intended to tease the customers - v tear into pieces
tease tissue for microscopic examinations - v raise the nap of (fabrics)
- v disentangle and raise the fibers of
tease wool - v separate the fibers of
tease wool - v mock or make fun of playfully
the flirting man teased the young woman - v ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
- It was a final teasea sick joke, reallyfor when Chan came out she found his body on the pavement.
- The initial tease for Baekeland "Doc Baekeland" to many was the rising cost of shellac.
- He did for Platon, who was able to tease out of the President a fact that several journalists could not.