tease

[ teez ]

/ tiz /

verb (used with object), teased, teas·ing.

to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.

to pull apart or separate the adhering fibers of (wool or the like), as in combing or carding; comb or card, as wool; shred.

to ruffle (the hair) by holding it at the ends and combing toward the scalp so as to give body to a hairdo.

to raise a nap on (cloth) with teasels; teasel.

Also teaser. Television Slang. a short scene or highlight shown at the beginning of a film or television show to attract the audience's attention.

verb (used without object), teased, teas·ing.

to provoke or disturb a person or animal by importunity or persistent petty annoyances.

noun

a person who teases or annoys.

the act of teasing or the state of being teased.

Origin of tease

before 1000; Middle English tesen (v.), Old English tǣsan to pull, tear, comb; cognate with Middle Low German tesen, Old High German zeisan to pluck

SYNONYMS FOR tease

1 trouble, disturb, vex; harass.

ANTONYMS FOR tease

1 mollify.

synonym study for tease

1. See bother.

OTHER WORDS FROM tease

teas·a·ble, adjective teas·a·ble·ness, noun teas·ing·ly, adverb out·tease, verb (used with object), out·teased, out·teas·ing.

un·teased, adjective

Words nearby tease

tears, tearstain, teary, teary-eyed, teasdale, tease, tease out, teasel, teasel family, teasel gourd, teaser

British Dictionary definitions for teasable

tease

/ (tiːz) /

verb

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

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

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

(tr) to separate the fibres of; comb; card

(tr) to raise the nap of (a fabric) with a teasel

Also: backcomb US and Canadian to comb the under layers of (the hair) towards the roots to give more bulk to a hairstyle

(tr) to loosen or pull apart (biological tissues, etc) by delicate agitation or prodding with an instrument

noun

a person or thing that teases

the act of teasing

Derived forms of tease

teasing, adjective teasingly, adverb

Word Origin for tease

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

Medical definitions for teasable

tease

[ tēz ]

v.

To separate the structural parts of a tissue, as with a needle, in order to prepare it for microscopic examination.

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

tease

verb (used with object), teased, teas·ing.

verb (used without object), teased, teas·ing.

noun

Origin of tease

SYNONYMS FOR tease

ANTONYMS FOR tease

synonym study for tease

OTHER WORDS FROM tease

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British Dictionary definitions for teasable

verb

noun

Derived forms of tease

Word Origin for tease

Medical definitions for teasable

v.

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

tease

verb (used with object), teased, teas·ing.

verb (used without object), teased, teas·ing.

noun

Origin of tease

SYNONYMS FOR tease

ANTONYMS FOR tease

synonym study for tease

OTHER WORDS FROM tease

Words nearby tease

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verb

noun

Derived forms of tease

Word Origin for tease

Medical definitions for teasable

v.

British Dictionary definitions for teasable