TEASE


Meaning of TEASE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ti:z ]

v. & n. --v.tr. (also absol.) 1 a make fun of (a person or animal) playfully or unkindly or annoyingly. b tempt or allure, esp. sexually, while refusing to satisfy the desire aroused. 2 pick (wool, hair, etc.) into separate fibres. 3 dress (cloth) esp. with teasels. --n. 1 colloq. a person fond of teasing. 2 an instance of teasing (it was only a tease). øtease out separate by disentangling. øøteasingly adv. [OE tósan f. WG]

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