Sth Tease Sb Make Jokes Annoy Pulling Sexually

verb
1 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sb)| ~ (sb) + speech to laugh at sb and make jokes about them, either in a friendly way or in order to annoy or embarrass themDon't get upset—I was only teasing. I used to get teased about my name.

2 [transitive] ~ sth to annoy an animal, especially by touching it, pulling its tail, etc.

3 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sb) (disapproving) to make sb sexually excited, especially when you do not intend to have sex with them

4 [transitive] ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) to pull sth gently apart into separate pieces to tease wool into strands

5 (NAmE)(BrE back•comb)[transitive] ~ sth to comb your hair in the opposite direction to the way it grows so that it looks thicker

ˌtease sthˈout 1 to remove knots from hair, wool, etc. by gently pulling or brushing it  ;2 to spend time trying to find out information or the meaning of sth, especially when this is complicated or difficultThe teacher helped them tease out the meaning of the poem.

noun
[usually singular]1 a person who likes to play tricks and jokes on other people, especially by telling them sth that is not true or by not telling them sth that they want to know

2 an act that is intended as a trick or joke Ignore everything he said—it was all just a tease.

3 (disapproving) a person who pretends to be attracted to sb, makes them sexually excited and then refuses to have sex with them