tease Meaning and Definition

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

2. n. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

3. n. someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)

4. v. ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect

5. v. harass with persistent criticism or carping

6. v. mock or make fun of playfully

7. v. separate the fibers of

8. v. disentangle and raise the fibers of

9. v. raise the nap of (fabrics)

10. v. tear into pieces

11. v. annoy persistently

12. v. to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them