■ verb
1》 playfully make fun of or attempt to provoke.
↘tempt sexually.
2》 gently pull or comb (tangled wool, hair, etc.) into separate strands.
↘ chiefly N. Amer. backcomb (hair).
↘ archaic comb (the surface of woven cloth) to raise a nap.
3》 ( ~ something out ) find something out by searching through a mass of information.
■ noun informal
1》 an act of teasing.
2》 a person who ~s.
↘a person who tempts someone sexually with no intention of satisfying the desire aroused.
Derivatives
teasing adjective &noun
teasingly adverb
Origin
OE tsan , of W. Gmc origin; related to ~l .