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Noun tease has 3 senses

tease, teaser, annoyer, vexer - someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
--₁ is a kind of unwelcome person, persona non grata

Derived forms: verb tease₂, verb tease₁
coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser - a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
--₂ is a kind of woman, adult female

Derived forms: verb tease₈, verb tease₃
tease, teasing, ribbing - 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"
--₃ is a kind of harassment, molestation

Derived forms: verb tease₂, verb tease₁

Verb tease has 9 senses

tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer - annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
--₁ is one way to torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate

Derived forms: noun tease₃, noun tease₁, noun teaser₂
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot tease Sue
tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride - 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"
--₂ is one way to mock, bemock

Derived forms: noun tease₃, noun tease₁, noun teaser₂, noun teasing₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
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"
--₃ is one way to manipulate, keep in line, control

Derived form: noun tease₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
tease - tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations"
--₄ is one way to shred, tear up, rip up
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
tease - raise the nap of (fabrics)
--₅ is one way to change surface
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
tease, tease apart, loosen - disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"
--₆ is one way to disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out

Derived forms: noun teaser₇, noun teaser₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
tease, card - separate the fibers of; "tease wool"
--₇ is one way to separate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
tease - mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman"
--₈ is one way to ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun

Derived forms: noun tease₂, noun teaser₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
tease, fluff - ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
--₉ is one way to comb, comb out, disentangle

Derived form: noun teasing₃
Sample sentence:
They tease their hair