tease
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tease
(tēz)v. teased, teas·ing, teas·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To make fun of (someone) playfully or taunt annoyingly: was teased by my classmates for being skinny; teased him about driving such a fast car.
b. To say in a playful or mocking way: "But you're too young to get married," he teased.
c. To provoke or irritate, as with physical movements: teased the cat by dangling a string in its face.
d. To arouse sexual desire in (someone) deliberately with no intention of having sex.
e. To urge persistently; coax: teased their mother to let them stay up late.
2.
a. To disentangle and dress the fibers of (wool, for example).
b. To ruffle (the hair) by combing from the ends toward the scalp for an airy, full effect.
c. To raise the nap of (cloth) by dressing, as with a fuller's teasel.
d. To cut (tissue, for example) into pieces for examination.
e. To extract, identify, or cause to come about. Used with out: The director teased a good performance out of the actors. The researcher teased out the factors involved in the disease.
v.intr.
To annoy or make fun of someone persistently: I was just teasing.
n.
1. An act of teasing, especially a playfully mocking remark: his tease of his friend's little sister.
2. One that teases, as:
a. A person who makes fun of or annoys others, as with playful or taunting remarks.
b. A flirtatious person.
[Middle English tesen, to comb apart, from Old English tǣsan.]
teas′ing·ly adv.
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tease
(tiːz)vb
1. to annoy (someone) by deliberately offering something with the intention of delaying or withdrawing the offer
2. to arouse sexual desire in (someone) with no intention of satisfying it
3. to vex (someone) maliciously or playfully, esp by ridicule
4. (Textiles) (tr) to separate the fibres of; comb; card
5. (Textiles) (tr) to raise the nap of (a fabric) with a teasel
6. (Hairdressing & Grooming) Also: backcomb US and Canadian to comb the under layers of (the hair) towards the roots to give more bulk to a hairstyle
7. (Biology) (tr) to loosen or pull apart (biological tissues, etc) by delicate agitation or prodding with an instrument
n
8. a person or thing that teases
9. the act of teasing
[Old English tǣsan; related to Old High German zeisan to pick]
ˈteasing adj
ˈteasingly adv
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tease
(tiz)v. teased, teas•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to irritate or provoke with petty taunts, playful mockery, pretended offers, persistent requests, or other annoyances, often in sport.
2. to comb or card (wool or the like); shred.
3. to ruffle (the hair) by holding at the ends and combing toward the scalp so as to give body to a hairdo.
4. teasel.
v.i. 5. to tease a person or animal.
n. 6. a person who teases.
7. the act of teasing or the state of being teased.
8. Also, teaser. a short scene or highlight shown at the beginning of a film or television show to engage the audience's attention.
[before 1000; Middle English tesen (v.), Old English tǣsan to pull, tear, comb, c. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German tēzen, Old High German zeisan to pluck]
teas′a•ble, adj.
teas′a•ble•ness, n.
teas′ing•ly, adv.
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tease
Past participle: teased
Gerund: teasing
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| Noun | 1. |  tease - someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)unwelcome person, persona non grata - a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome |
| 2. |  tease - a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit menadult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" | |
| 3. |  tease - 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"harassment, molestation - the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism | |
| Verb | 1. |  tease - annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" |
| 2. |  tease - 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" | |
| 3. | tease - 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" keep in line, control, manipulate - control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line" | |
| 4. | tease - tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations" | |
| 5. | tease - raise the nap of (fabrics) change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface | |
| 6. | tease - disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool" | |
| 7. | tease - separate the fibers of; "tease wool" separate - divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" | |
| 8. | tease - mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman" | |
| 9. | tease - ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect comb out, comb, disentangle - smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool" |
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tease
verb
1. mock, bait, wind up (Brit. slang), worry, bother, provoke, annoy, needle (informal), plague (informal), rag, rib (informal), torment, ridicule, taunt, aggravate (informal), badger, pester, vex, goad, bedevil, take the mickey out of (informal), twit, take the piss out of (taboo slang), chaff, guy (informal), gibe, pull someone's leg (informal), make fun of He teased me mercilessly about going there.
2. tantalize, lead on, flirt with, titillate When did you last flirt with him or tease him?
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tease
verb1. To disturb by repeated attacks:
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Translations
مُضايِق، مُعَذِّبيَسْخَرُيُضايِق بالمُزاحيُضايِق، يُنَكِّد
škádlitdrážditposměváčekškádlil
drilledrillepind
houkutellakiusatastrippariviekoitellavietellä
zadirkivati
stríîastríînispúki
からかうちょっかいを出す誘う
(사람, 짐승을) (...의 일로)놀리다
erzintojasmėgėjas erzintišaipūnas
kaitinātķircinātķircinātājssmējējs
prekárať
zbadati
reta
หยอกล้อ
trêu chọc
tease
[tiːz]A. N
1. (= person, leg-puller) → bromista mf, guasón/ona m/f
he's a dreadful tease → es muy bromista, es muy guasón
he's a dreadful tease → es muy bromista, es muy guasón
3. (= joke) to do sth for a tease → hacer algo para divertirse
B. VT
1. [+ person] (= make fun of) → tomar el pelo a, mofarse de; (= annoy) → fastidiar, molestar; (cruelly) → atormentar; (sexually) → coquetear con
they tease her about her hair → la molestan con chistes acerca de su pelo
I don't like being teased → no me gusta que se me tome el pelo
they tease her about her hair → la molestan con chistes acerca de su pelo
I don't like being teased → no me gusta que se me tome el pelo
2. [+ animal] → provocar
3. (Tech) [+ fibres] → cardar
tease out VT + ADV [+ tangles] → desenredar, separar (fig) [+ information] → sonsacar, ir sacando
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
tease
[ˈtiːz] vt
vi → plaisanter
I was only teasing → Je plaisantais.tea service n → service m à thétea set n → service m à thétea shop teashop [ˈtiːʃɒp] n (British) → salon m de thé
I was only teasing → Je plaisantais.tea service n → service m à thétea set n → service m à thétea shop teashop [ˈtiːʃɒp] n (British) → salon m de thé
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tease
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
tease
[tiːz]1. n (person) → burlone/a
tease out vt + adv
a. (tangle, knots) → sbrogliare
to tease the tangles or knots out of one's hair → sbogliarsi i capelli
to tease the tangles or knots out of one's hair → sbogliarsi i capelli
b. to tease information out of sb → cavare delle informazioni a qn
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tease
(tiːz) verb1. to annoy or irritate on purpose. He's teasing the cat.
2. to annoy or laugh at (a person) playfully. His school-friends tease him about his size.
noun a person who enjoys teasing others. He's a tease!
ˈteaser noun1. a puzzle or difficult problem. This question is rather a teaser.
2. a person who teases.
ˈteasingly adverb in a teasing manner.
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tease
→ يَسْخَرُ škádlit drille necken περιπαίζω tomar el pelo kiusata taquiner zadirkivati prendere in giro からかう (사람, 짐승을) (...의 일로)놀리다 plagen erte dokuczyć importunar, provocar дразнить reta หยอกล้อ kızdırmak trêu chọc 戏弄Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
tease
v. rasgar, separar un tejido o espécimen con agujas para examinarlo bajo el microscopio.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
tease
vt (ped) molestar, fastidiarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.