/tiˈzɪz/ - [teeziz] -
We found 3 definitions of teases from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: teases |
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tease - someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) | ||
teaser, annoyer, vexer | ||
unwelcome person, persona non grata a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome | ||
tease - 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" | ||
teasing, ribbing, tantalization | ||
harassment, molestation the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism | ||
tease - a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men | ||
coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, prickteaser | ||
adult female, woman an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" | ||
Verb |
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tease - 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" | ||
razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride | ||
bemock, mock treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" | ||
jeer, flout, gibe, scoff, barrack laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" | ||
banter, chaff, jolly, josh, kid be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" | ||
tease - annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" | ||
badger, pester, bug, beleaguer | ||
bedevil, frustrate, torment, crucify, dun, rag torment emotionally or mentally | ||
tease - 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" | ||
keep in line, manipulate, control treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed | ||
tease - mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman" | ||
jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, ridicule, blackguard, guy, rib, roast subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" | ||
tease - disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool" | ||
tease apart, loosen | ||
unsnarl, disentangle, straighten out extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?" | ||
tease - ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect | ||
fluff | ||
comb out, comb, disentangle smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool" | ||
tease - raise the nap of (fabrics) | ||
change surface undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface | ||
tease - separate the fibers of; "tease wool" | ||
card | ||
separate divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" | ||
tease - tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations" | ||
rip up, shred, tear up tear into shreds |