teases

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plural of tease
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A cock tease; an exotic dancer; a stripper
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One who teases
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To provoke or disturb by annoying remarks and other annoyances
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To back-comb
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To entice, to tempt
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To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction
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To separate the fibres of a fibrous material
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{v} to comb, wool, search, torment
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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"
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To comb or card, as wool or flax
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annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
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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
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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"
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To poke fun at
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raise the nap of (fabrics)
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disapproval If you refer to someone as a tease, you mean that they pretend to offer someone what they want, especially sex, but then do not give it to them. Later she heard he had told one of her friends she was a tease. see also teasing, striptease
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A single act of teasing
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separate the fibers of; "tease wool"
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someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect 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"
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If you say that someone is teasing, you mean that they are pretending to offer you something that you want, especially sex, but then not giving it to you. I thought she was teasing, playing the innocent, but looking back, I'm not so sure When did you last flirt with him or tease him?
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To tease someone means to laugh at them or make jokes about them in order to embarrass, annoy, or upset them. He told her how the boys in East Poldown had set on him, teasing him He teased me mercilessly about going Hollywood `You must be expecting a young man,' she teased. Tease is also a noun. Calling her by her real name had always been one of his teases. + teasing teas·ing She tolerated the teasing, until the fourth grade
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If you refer to someone as a tease, you mean that they like laughing at people or making jokes about them. My brother's such a tease
tease
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
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To vex with importunity or impertinence; to harass, annoy, disturb, or irritate by petty requests, or by jests and raillery; to plague
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someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
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{i} one who mocks or taunts; act of mocking; annoyance, nuisance
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tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations"
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mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman"
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To tear or separate into minute shreds, as with needles or similar instruments
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To stratch, as cloth, for the purpose of raising a nap; teasel
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ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
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One who teases or plagues
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To entice
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raise the nap of (fabrics) tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations"
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disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"
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{f} pester, taunt, mock; annoy, irritate; arouse desire without satisfying it, tempt in a sexual manner; comb in the opposite direction, pull hair away from scalp and comb towards the head in order to make hair look thicker; rip into pieces; make fun of a person in a playful manner; raise nap (Fabrics); separate fibers (Fabrics)
teases

    Turkish pronunciation

    tizîz

    Pronunciation

    /ˈtēzəz/ /ˈtiːzɪz/

    Etymology

    [ 'tEz ] (transitive verb.) before 12th century. Middle English tesen, from Old English t[AE]san; akin to Old High German zeisan to tease.
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