v.
- playfully make fun of or attempt to provoke.
▸tempt sexually.
- 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.
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(tease something out)
find something out by searching through a mass of information.
n.
informal - an act of teasing.
- a person who teases.
▸a person who tempts someone sexually with no intention of satisfying the desire aroused.
Derivative
- teasing adj. & n.
- teasingly adv.
Etymology
OE tæsan, of W. Gmc origin; rel. to teasel.