tease

1. v. t. To comb or card, as wool or flax. Source: opted

2. v. t. To stratch, as cloth, for the purpose of raising a nap; teasel. Source: opted

3. v. t. To tear or separate into minute shreds, as with needles or similar instruments. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

5. n. One who teases or plagues. Source: opted

6. n. someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) Source: wordnet

7. n. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men Source: wordnet

8. n. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances Source: wordnet

9. v. annoy persistently Source: wordnet

10. v. harass with persistent criticism or carping Source: wordnet

11. v. to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them Source: wordnet

12. v. tear into pieces Source: wordnet

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