tease
English Thesaurus
1. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | harassment, molestation, |
| definition | : | the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism (noun.act) |
2. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | adult female, woman, |
| definition | : | an adult female person (as opposed to a man) (noun.person) |
3. someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) (noun.person)
4. ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect (verb.body)
5. harass with persistent criticism or carping (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | bemock, mock, |
| definition | : | treat with contempt (verb.communication) |
6. mock or make fun of playfully (verb.communication)
7. separate the fibers of (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | separate, |
| definition | : | divide into components or constituents (verb.contact) |
8. disentangle and raise the fibers of (verb.contact)
9. raise the nap of (fabrics) (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | change surface, |
| definition | : | undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface (verb.change) |
| entail | : | brush, |
| definition | : | rub with a brush, or as if with a brush (verb.contact) |
10. tear into pieces (verb.contact)
11. annoy persistently (verb.emotion)
12. to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | control, keep in line, manipulate, |
| definition | : | control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage (verb.emotion) |
| entail | : | disappoint, let down, |
| definition | : | fail to meet the hopes or expectations of (verb.emotion) |
13. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances (noun.act)
| derivation | : | bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit, |
| definition | : | harass with persistent criticism or carping (verb.communication) |
14. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men (noun.person)
| derivation | : | tease, |
| definition | : | mock or make fun of playfully (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | butterfly, chat up, coquet, coquette, dally, flirt, mash, philander, romance, |
| definition | : | talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | vamp, |
| definition | : | act seductively with (someone) (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | tease, |
| definition | : | to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them (verb.emotion) |
15. someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) (noun.person)
| derivation | : | bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit, |
| definition | : | harass with persistent criticism or carping (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | tease, |
| definition | : | mock or make fun of playfully (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex, |
| definition | : | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion) |
16. ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect (verb.body)
| derivation | : | comb-out, teasing, |
| definition | : | the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb (noun.act) |
17. harass with persistent criticism or carping (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | ribbing, tantalization, tease, teasing, |
| definition | : | the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | taunt, taunting, twit, |
| definition | : | aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | tantalus, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | tantaliser, tantalizer, |
| definition | : | someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | annoyer, tease, teaser, vexer, |
| definition | : | someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) (noun.person) |
18. mock or make fun of playfully (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | annoyer, tease, teaser, vexer, |
| definition | : | someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) (noun.person) |
19. disentangle and raise the fibers of (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | teaser, |
| definition | : | a device for teasing wool (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | teaser, |
| definition | : | a worker who teases wool (noun.person) |
20. annoy persistently (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | ribbing, tantalization, tease, teasing, |
| definition | : | the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | badgerer, heckler, |
| definition | : | someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | annoyer, tease, teaser, vexer, |
| definition | : | someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) (noun.person) |
21. to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them (verb.emotion)
22. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances (noun.act)
| derivation | : | bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit, |
| definition | : | harass with persistent criticism or carping (verb.communication) |
23. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men (noun.person)
| derivation | : | tease, |
| definition | : | mock or make fun of playfully (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | butterfly, chat up, coquet, coquette, dally, flirt, mash, philander, romance, |
| definition | : | talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | vamp, |
| definition | : | act seductively with (someone) (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | tease, |
| definition | : | to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them (verb.emotion) |
24. someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) (noun.person)
| derivation | : | bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit, |
| definition | : | harass with persistent criticism or carping (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | tease, |
| definition | : | mock or make fun of playfully (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex, |
| definition | : | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion) |
25. ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect (verb.body)
| derivation | : | comb-out, teasing, |
| definition | : | the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb (noun.act) |
26. harass with persistent criticism or carping (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | ribbing, tantalization, tease, teasing, |
| definition | : | the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | taunt, taunting, twit, |
| definition | : | aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | tantalus, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | tantaliser, tantalizer, |
| definition | : | someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | annoyer, tease, teaser, vexer, |
| definition | : | someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) (noun.person) |
27. mock or make fun of playfully (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | annoyer, tease, teaser, vexer, |
| definition | : | someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) (noun.person) |
28. disentangle and raise the fibers of (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | teaser, |
| definition | : | a device for teasing wool (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | teaser, |
| definition | : | a worker who teases wool (noun.person) |
29. annoy persistently (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | ribbing, tantalization, tease, teasing, |
| definition | : | the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | badgerer, heckler, |
| definition | : | someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | annoyer, tease, teaser, vexer, |
| definition | : | someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) (noun.person) |
30. to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them (verb.emotion)
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