Thesaurus: tease

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1. v. t. To comb or card, as wool or flax.
2. v. t. To stratch, as cloth, for the purpose of raising a nap; teasel.
3. v. t. To tear or separate into minute shreds, as with needles or similar instruments.
4. v. t. To vex with importunity or impertinence; to harass, annoy, disturb, or irritate by petty requests, or by jests and raillery; to plague.
5. n. One who teases or plagues.
6. n. someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
7. n. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
8. n. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
9. v. annoy persistently
10. v. harass with persistent criticism or carping
11. v. to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them
12. v. tear into pieces