Dictionary Definition
tease
Noun
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]
Verb
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]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
Old English tæsanNoun
- One who teases.
- A single act of teasing.
- A cock tease; an exotic dancer; a stripper.
Translations
stripper
- Finnish: strippari
See also
Translations
to poke fun at
- Finnish: kiusoitella, härnätä
- German: necken
- Japanese: からかう
- Russian: дразнить (draznít’)
to provoke or disturb
to entice
- Finnish: viekoitella, houkutella, vietellä
- Japanese: 誘う
- ttbc Arabic:
- ttbc Chinese: 戲弄, 戏弄 (xìnòng)
- ttbc Dutch: plagen
- ttbc French: taquiner
- ttbc Hungarian: bosszantani, ugratni
- ttbc Icelandic: stríða
- ttbc Italian: stuzzicare
- ttbc Korean: 찍접거리다 (jjikjeopgeorida)
- ttbc Malayalam: കളിയാക്കുക (kaLiyaakkuka)
- ttbc Portuguese: provocar, aborrecer
- ttbc Spanish: embromar
- ttbc Swedish: reta
See also
Extensive Definition
Tease may refer to:
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Artful Dodger, Casanova, Don Juan, Machiavel, Machiavelli, Machiavellian, actor, aggravate, annoy, annoyer, appeal, apply pressure, attract, badger, badgerer, baffle, bafflement, bait, balk, bamboozler, banter, be at, be attractive,
beckon, bedevil, befuddler, beguiler, beleaguer, beset, besiege, betrayed hope, bilk, blandish, blasted expectation,
blighted hope, blow,
bother, bristle, brown off, buffet, bug, bully, bullyrag, burn up, buttonhole, cajole, cast down, chaff, charmer, chivy, coax, comedown, counterfeiter, cross, cruel disappointment,
dash, dashed hope, deceiver, defeat, defeat expectation,
deluder, devil, disappoint, disappointment, discomfiture, discompose, disillusion, disillusionment,
dissatisfaction,
dissatisfy, dissembler, dissimulator, distemper, disturb, dodger, dog, double-dealer, drive mad,
dun, duper, enchanter, engage, entrancer, exasperate, exercise, exert pressure,
failure, faker, fallen countenance,
fash, fetch, fiasco, fizzle, foil, foiling, fooler, forger, forlorn hope, frustrate, frustration, gay deceiver,
get, gnaw, goad, gripe, guy, harass, harasser, harrier, harry, haze, heckle, heckler, hector, hoaxer, hope deferred, hound, hypnotizer, importune, interest, invite, irk, irritate, jape, jest, jilt, jilter, jive, joke, joker, jokester, jolly, josh, kid, kidder, leg-puller, let down,
letdown, manipulate, mesmerizer, miff, mirage, misleader, molest, nag, nag at, needle, nettle, nudnik, nudzh, peeve, persecute, persecutor, pest, pester, pesterer, pick on, pique, plagiarist, plagiarizer, plague, plaguer, playactor, pluck the beard,
ply, pother, practical joker, press, pressure, provoke, push, put on, rag, ragger, rally, razz, rib, ride, rile, roast, roil, role-player, ruffle, sadist, seducer, setback, sore disappointment,
spoofer, summon, tantalization, tantalize, taunt, teaser, tempt, thwart, tickle, titillate, torment, tormentor, try the patience,
tweak the nose, twit,
urge, vex, wheedle, whet the appetite,
winkle, work, work on, worry