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tease (t

v. teased, teas·ing, teas·es

v.tr.

1. To annoy or pester; vex.

2. To make fun of; mock playfully.

3. To arouse hope, desire, or curiosity in without affording satisfaction.

a. To urge persistently; coax: teasing their mother for more candy.

b. To gain by persistent coaxing: "the New York editor who could tease great books from the unpromising woolly jumble of an author's first draft" (Ian Jack).

c. To deal with or have an effect on as if by teasing.

5. To cut (tissue, for example) into pieces for examination.

6. To disentangle and dress the fibers of (wool, for example).

7. To raise the nap of (cloth) by dressing, as with a fuller's teasel.

8. To ruffle (the hair) by combing from the ends toward the scalp for an airy, full effect.

v.intr.

To annoy or make fun of someone persistently.

a. The act of teasing.

b. The state of being teased.

2. One that teases, as:

a. One given to playful mocking.

b. A woman who behaves like a coquette.

c. A preliminary remark or act intended to whet the curiosity.

Phrasal Verb:

tease out

To get by or as if by untangling or releasing with a pointed tool or device: "It takes a carefully trained expert to tease out the truth" (Arthur Green).

[Middle English tesen, to comb apart, from Old English tsan.]

teasing·ly adv.

tease [tiːz]

1. to annoy (someone) by deliberately offering something with the intention of delaying or withdrawing the offer

2. to arouse sexual desire in (someone) with no intention of satisfying it

3. to vex (someone) maliciously or playfully, esp by ridicule

4. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (tr) to separate the fibres of; comb; card

5. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (tr) to raise the nap of (a fabric) with a teasel

6. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) another word (esp US and Canadian) for backcomb

7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (tr) to loosen or pull apart (biological tissues, etc.) by delicate agitation or prodding with an instrument

1. a person or thing that teases

2. the act of teasing See also tease out

[Old English tǣsan; related to Old High German zeisan to pick]

teasing adj

teasingly adv

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	tease - someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) annoyer, vexer, teaser unwelcome person, persona non grata - a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome
	2.	tease - a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men coquette, flirt, minx, prickteaser, vamp, vamper adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
	3.	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" tantalization, teasing, ribbing harassment, molestation - the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
Verb	1.	tease - annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" badger, beleaguer, bug, pester bedevil, dun, rag, torment, frustrate, crucify - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
	2.	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" bait, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, twit, razz, cod, rag, rally, ride bemock, mock - treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" jeer, scoff, flout, gibe, 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"
	3.	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, control, manipulate - control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line"
	4.	tease - tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations" rip up, shred, tear up - tear into shreds
	5.	tease - raise the nap of (fabrics) change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
	6.	tease - disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool" tease apart, loosen unsnarl, disentangle, straighten out - extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?"
	7.	tease - separate the fibers of; "tease wool" card separate - divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff"
	8.	tease - mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman" blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, ridicule, roast, rib - 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"
	9.	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

verb

1. mock, bait, wind up (Brit. slang), worry, bother, provoke, annoy, needle (informal), plague (informal), rag, rib (informal), torment, ridicule, taunt, aggravate (informal), badger, pester, vex, goad, bedevil, take the mickey out of (informal), twit, take the piss out of (taboo slang), chaff, guy (informal), gibe, pull someone's leg (informal), make fun of He teased me mercilessly about going there.

2. tantalize, lead on, flirt with, titillate When did you last flirt with him or tease him?

Translations

tease [tiːz]

A. N

1. (= person, leg-puller) → bromista mf, guasón/ona m/f
he's a dreadful tease → es muy bromista, es muy guasón

2. (= flirt) he's a dreadful tease → le gusta mucho flirtear

3. (= joke) to do sth for a tease → hacer algo para divertirse

B. VT

1. [+ person] (= make fun of) → tomar el pelo a, mofarse de; (= annoy) → fastidiar, molestar; (cruelly) → atormentar; (sexually) → coquetear con
they tease her about her hair → la molestan con chistes acerca de su pelo
I don't like being teased → no me gusta que se me tome el pelo

2. [+ animal] → provocar

3. (Tech) [+ fibres] → cardar

tease out VT + ADV [+ tangles] → desenredar, separar (fig) [+ information] → sonsacar, ir sacando

tease [ˈtiːz]

(= joker) → taquin(e) m/f

(= flirtatious woman) → allumeuse f >

[+ person] → taquiner
He's teasing you → Il te taquine.
to tease sb about sth → taquiner qn sur qch

[+ animal] → tourmenter
Stop teasing that poor animal! → Arrête de tourmenter cette pauvre bête!

vi → plaisanter
I was only teasing → Je plaisantais.
tea service n → service m à thé
tea set n → service m à thé
tea shop teashop [ˈtiːʃɒp] n (British) → salon m de thé

tease

person → necken; animal → reizen; (= torment) → quälen; (= make fun of: because of stutter etc) → aufziehen, hänseln (about wegen); (= pull leg, have on) → auf den Arm nehmen (inf), → veralbern (inf)

= tease out a

(= raise nap on) cloth → kämmen

(= backcomb) hair → toupieren

(= ease gently) he teased the red into the pocket/the rope through the crack → er manipulierte die rote Kugel ins Loch/schob das Seil geschickt durch den Spalt

give it back to her, don’t tease → gib es ihr zurück und neck sie nicht

(= joke) → Spaß machen

n (inf: = person) → Scherzbold m (inf); don’t be a tease, give it back to her → neck sie nicht, gibs ihr zurück; he’s a real tease → ihm sitzt der Schalk im Nacken (hum), → er ist ein kleiner Schäker (inf); she’s/he’s just a tease (sexually) → sie/er geilt einen nur auf (inf)

tease [tiːz]

1. n (person) → burlone/a

2. vt (playfully) → stuzzicare; (make fun of) → prendere in giro, canzonare; (cruelly) → tormentare

tease out vt + adv

a. (tangle, knots) → sbrogliare
to tease the tangles or knots out of one's hair → sbogliarsi i capelli

b. to tease information out of sb → cavare delle informazioni a qn

tease [tiːz]

1. n (person) → burlone/a

2. vt (playfully) → stuzzicare; (make fun of) → prendere in giro, canzonare; (cruelly) → tormentare

tease out vt + adv

a. (tangle, knots) → sbrogliare
to tease the tangles or knots out of one's hair → sbogliarsi i capelli

b. to tease information out of sb → cavare delle informazioni a qn

tease

v tease [tiːz]

1 to annoy or irritate on purpose He's teasing the cat. terg, tart يُضايِق، يُنَكِّد дразня dráždit drille necken πειράζω, ενοχλώ molestar, irritar; provocar, picar õrritama اذیت کردن kiusata agacer לְהַקנִיט छेड़ना dražiti, gnjaviti ingerel mengganggu stríða stuzzicare, tormentare いじめる 괴롭히다 erzinti kaitināt mengusik-usik plagen erte drażnić arreliar a sâcâi дразнить dráždiť nagajati zadirkivati reta หยอกล้อ kızdırmak 逗弄 дражнити ستانا، تنگ کرنا trêu, nô đùa 逗弄

2 to annoy or laugh at (a person) playfully His school-friends tease him about his size. terg, tart يُضايِق بالمُزاح закачам škádlit drille hänseln κοροϊδεύω tomar el pelo; meterse con alguien; reírse de alguien nöökima دست انداختن kiusoitella taquiner לְהַקנִיט चिढ़ना, सताना, तंग करन (उप्हासात्मक उक्तियों द्वारा) zadirkivati, zafrkavati ugrat mengejek stríða canzonare からかう 놀리다 erzinti ķircināt mengusik-usik plagen erte żartować z, docinać brincar com a tachina поддразнивать prekárať, doberať si zafrkavati zadirkivati reta, retas med หยอกเย้า takılmak 取笑 дражнити چھيڑنا quấy rầy 取笑

a person who enjoys teasing others He's a tease! terggees مُضايِق، مُعَذِّب човек, който обича да дразни škádlil, posměváček drillepind der Hänsler πειραχτήρι provocador, bromista kiusupunn آدم اذیت کن kiusaaja taquin/-ine מַקנִיט सताने वाला मनुष्य zafrkant kötekedő személy pengejek stríðnispúki canzonatore いじめる人 놀리기 좋아하는 사람 mėgėjas erzinti, šaipūnas smējējs; ķircinātājs orang yg suka mengusik plaaggeest ertekrok, plageånd kpiarz, człowiek dokuczliwy trocista persoană care tachinează задира posmeškár zafrkant zadirkivač retsticka คนชอบแกล้ง muzip kimse 愛戲弄人者 задирака تنگ کرنے والا người hay chọc ghẹo 爱戏弄人者

n teaser

1 a puzzle or difficult problem This question is rather a teaser. moeilike probleem مُشْكِلَه، مُعْضِلَه дразнител hlavolam hovedbrud harte Nuß σπαζοκεφαλιά rompecabezas raske pähkel مسئله بغرنج visainen kysymys colle חִידָה समस्या tvrd orah, teško pitanje fogas kérdés teka-teki ráðgáta rompicapo 難問 집요하게 괴롭히는 것 galvosūkis, mįslė ciets rieksts; mīkla sst yg sangat teruk probleemgeval hard nøtt, vanskelig oppgave kłopotliwe pytanie quebra-cabeças chestiune spinoasă головоломка hlavolam trd oreh teško pitanje kuggfråga, hård nöt [] ปัญหา; ความยากลำบาก zor soru, bulmaca 難題 головоломка پريشان کن vấn đề khó xử 难题

2 a person who teases. terggees شَخْص مُضايِق дразнител posměváček drillepind; spøgefugl der Quälgeist πειραχτήρι bromista, provocador kiusaja شخص اذیت کننده kiusaaja taquin/-ine קנטרָן चिढ़ाने वाला izazivalo kötekedő ember pengejek stríðnispúki canzonatore いじめる人 괴롭히는 사람 erzintojas, šaipūnas smējējs; ķircinātājs orang yg suka mengusik plaaggeest ertekrok kpiarz, żartowniś trocista persoană care tachinează задира posmeškár zafrkant koketa retsticka คนที่หยอกเย้าผู้อื่น takılgan kimse 愛戲弄人者 любитель подражнити; задирака ستانے والا، تنگ کرنے والا người hay chọc ghẹo 爱戏弄人者

adv teasingly

in a teasing manner. tergend, speel-speel بصورةٍ مُضايِقَه дразнещо škádlivě drillende neckend πειραχτικά de broma õrritades, nöökavalt بطور آزار دهنده kiusaten en guise de taquinerie קַנטרָנוּת शरारत से, छेड़खानी podrugljivo kötekedően sikap mengejek stríðnislega (canzonando) からかって 괴롭게 erzinamai ķircinoši dgn cara mengusik-usik plagend ertende dokuczliwie com ar trocista în glumă задиристо prekáravo nagajivo zadirkujući retfullt อย่างหยอกเย้า takılarak 戲弄地 дражнячи چھيڑنے کے انداز ميں một cách trêu chọc 戏弄地

tease → يُضَايِق poškádlit drille necken περιπαίζω tomar el pelo kiusata taquiner zadirkivati prendere in giro からかう (사람, 짐승을) (...의 일로)놀리다 plagen erte dokuczyć importunar, provocar дразнить reta หยอกล้อ kızdırmak trêu chọc 戏弄

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