1. • noun - someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
   • noun - a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
   • noun - the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule)
   • verb - annoy persistently
   • verb - harass with persistent criticism or carping
   • verb - to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them
   • verb - tear into pieces
   • verb - raise the nap of (fabrics)
   • verb - disentangle and raise the fibers of
   • verb - separate the fibers of
   • verb - mock or make fun of playfully
   • verb - ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
2. • To annoy or pester; vex.
   • To make fun of; mock playfully.
   • To arouse hope, desire, or curiosity in without affording satisfaction.
   • To urge persistently; coax: teasing their mother for more candy.
   • 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).
   • To deal with or have an effect on as if by teasing.
   • To cut (tissue, for example) into pieces for examination.
   • To disentangle and dress the fibers of (wool, for example).
   • To raise the nap of (cloth) by dressing, as with a fuller’s teasel.
   • To annoy or make fun of someone persistently.
   • The act of teasing.
   • The state of being teased.
   • One given to playful mocking.
   • A woman who behaves like a coquette.
   • A preliminary remark or act intended to whet the curiosity.
3. • adj - to make fun of [v TEASED, TEASING, TEASES] : TEASABLE

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