TEASE

tease

Noun

  1. One who teases.
  2. A single act of teasing.
  3. A cock tease; an exotic dancer; a stripper.

Verb

  1. To separate the fibres of a fibrous material.
  2. To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction.
  3. To back-comb.
  4. To poke fun at.
  5. To provoke or disturb; to annoy.
  6. To entice, to tempt.


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