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Meaning of tease

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  tease
      n 1: someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring
           curiosity) [syn: {tease}, {teaser}, {annoyer}, {vexer}]
      2: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
         [syn: {coquette}, {flirt}, {vamp}, {vamper}, {minx}, {tease},
         {prickteaser}]
      3: the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously
         (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent
         annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was
         gentle but persistent" [syn: {tease}, {teasing}, {ribbing},
         {tantalization}]
      v 1: annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of
           his stammer" [syn: {tease}, {badger}, {pester}, {bug},
           {beleaguer}]
      2: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children
         teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my
         failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a
         jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {cod},
         {tantalize}, {tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {twit}, {rally},
         {ride}]
      3: to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them;
         "The advertisement is intended to tease the customers"; "She
         has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior"
      4: tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations"
      5: raise the nap of (fabrics)
      6: disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool" [syn:
         {tease}, {tease apart}, {loosen}]
      7: separate the fibers of; "tease wool" [syn: {tease}, {card}]
      8: mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the
         young woman"
      9: ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp,
         for a full effect [syn: {tease}, {fluff}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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