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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tease \Tease\, n.
     One who teases or plagues. [Colloq.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tease \Tease\ (t[=e]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Teased; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Teasing.] [AS. t?san to pluck, tease; akin to OD.
     teesen, MHG. zeisen, Dan. t[ae]se, t[ae]sse. [root]58. Cf.
     Touse.]
     1. To comb or card, as wool or flax. ``Teasing matted wool.''
        --Wordsworth.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To stratch, as cloth, for the purpose of raising a nap;
        teasel.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Anat.) To tear or separate into minute shreds, as with
        needles or similar instruments.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To vex with importunity or impertinence; to harass, annoy,
        disturb, or irritate by petty requests, or by jests and
        raillery; to plague. --Cowper.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He . . . suffered them to tease him into acts
              directly opposed to his strongest inclinations.
                                                    --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To vex; harass: annoy; disturb; irritate; plague;
          torment; mortify; tantalize; chagrin.
  
     Usage: Tease, Vex. To tease is literally to pull or
            scratch, and implies a prolonged annoyance in respect
            to little things, which is often more irritating, and
            harder to bear, than severe pain. Vex meant originally
            to seize and bear away hither and thither, and hence,
            to disturb; as, to vex the ocean with storms. This
            sense of the term now rarely occurs; but vex is still
            a stronger word than tease, denoting the disturbance
            or anger created by minor provocations, losses,
            disappointments, etc. We are teased by the buzzing of
            a fly in our eyes; we are vexed by the carelessness or
            stupidity of our servants.
            [1913 Webster]
  
                  Not by the force of carnal reason,
                  But indefatigable teasing.        --Hudibras.
            [1913 Webster]
  
                  In disappointments, where the affections have
                  been strongly placed, and the expectations
                  sanguine, particularly where the agency of
                  others is concerned, sorrow may degenerate into
                  vexation and chagrin.             --Cogan.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Tease tenon (Joinery), a long tenon at the top of a post to
        receive two beams crossing each other one above the other.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Tease \Tease\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Teased; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Teasing.] [AS. t?san to pluck, tease; akin to OD. teesen,
     MHG. zeisen, Dan. t[ae]se, t[ae]sse. [root]58. Cf. Touse.]
     1. To comb or card, as wool or flax. ``Teasing matted wool.''
        --Wordsworth.
  
     2. To stratch, as cloth, for the purpose of raising a nap;
        teasel.
  
     3. (Anat.) To tear or separate into minute shreds, as with
        needles or similar instruments.
  
     4. To vex with importunity or impertinence; to harass, annoy,
        disturb, or irritate by petty requests, or by jests and
        raillery; to plague. --Cowper.
  
              He . . . suffered them to tease him into acts
              directly opposed to his strongest inclinations.
                                                    --Macaulay.
  
     Syn: To vex; harass: annoy; disturb; irritate; plague;
          torment; mortify; tantalize; chagrin.
  
     Usage: Tease, Vex. To tease is literally to pull or
            scratch, and implies a prolonged annoyance in respect
            to little things, which is often more irritating, and
            harder to bear, than severe pain. Vex meant originally
            to seize and bear away hither and thither, and hence,
            to disturb; as, to vex the ocean with storms. This
            sense of the term now rarely occurs; but vex is still
            a stronger word than tease, denoting the disturbance
            or anger created by minor provocations, losses,
            disappointments, etc. We are teased by the buzzing of
            a fly in our eyes; we are vexed by the carelessness or
            stupidity of our servants.
  
                  Not by the force of carnal reason, But
                  indefatigable teasing.            --Hudibras.
  
                  In disappointments, where the affections have
                  been strongly placed, and the expectations
                  sanguine, particularly where the agency of
                  others is concerned, sorrow may degenerate into
                  vexation and chagrin.             --Cogan.
  
     Tease tenon (Joinery), a long tenon at the top of a post to
        receive two beams crossing each other one above the other.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Tease \Tease\, n.
     One who teases or plagues. [Colloq.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  tease
       n 1: someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring
            curiosity) [syn: teaser, annoyer, vexer]
       2: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
          [syn: coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, 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: teasing, ribbing]
       v 1: annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of
            his stammer" [syn: 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: 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
          apart, loosen]
       7: separate the fibers of; "tease wool" [syn: card]
       8: mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the
          young woman"
       9: ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the
          scalp, for a full effect [syn: fluff]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tease
     n.
     1 One who teases.
     2 A single act of teasing.
     3 One who deliberately arouses others (usually men) sexually with no
  intention of satisfying that arousal.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material).
     2 (lb en transitive) To comb (originally with teasels) so that the
  fibres all lie in one direction.
     3 (lb en transitive) To backcomb.
     4 (lb en transitive) To poke fun at, either cruelly or
  affectionately.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  tease
     n.
     1 One who teases.
     2 A single act of teasing.
     3 One who deliberately arouses others (usually men) sexually with no
  intention of satisfying that arousal.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material).
     2 (lb en transitive) To comb (originally with teasels) so that the
  fibres all lie in one direction.
     3 (lb en transitive) To backcomb.
     4 (lb en transitive) To poke fun at, either cruelly or
  affectionately.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  tease
     n.
     1 One who teases.
     2 A single act of teasing.
     3 One who deliberately arouses others (usually men) sexually with no
  intention of satisfying that arousal.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material).
     2 (lb en transitive) To comb (originally with teasels) so that the
  fibres all lie in one direction.
     3 (lb en transitive) To backcomb.
     4 (lb en transitive) To poke fun at, either cruelly or
  affectionately.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  tease
     n.
     1 One who teases.
     2 A single act of teasing.
     3 One who deliberately arouses others (usually men) sexually with no
  intention of satisfying that arousal.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material).
     2 (lb en transitive) To comb (originally with teasels) so that the
  fibres all lie in one direction.
     3 (lb en transitive) To backcomb.
     4 (lb en transitive) To poke fun at, either cruelly or
  affectionately.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tease
     Englanti n.
     1 härnääjä, kiusoittelija
     2 härnäys, kiusoittelu (usein seksuaalisesti provokatiivinen)
     Englanti vb.
     härnätä, kiusoitella

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tease
     Engelska n.
     retsticka, frestare
     Engelska vb.
     reta, tråka, käxa, gadda

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  tease /tˈiːz/
  pla

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Tease /tˈiːz/
  أثر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  tease //tiːz// 
  1. кардирам
  to comb
  2. закачам се
  to poke fun at
  3. дразня, ядосвам
  to provoke or disturb
  4. разнищвам, разчепквам
  to separate the fibers