tease

Etymology
From, from , from.

Verb

 * 1)  To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material).
 * 2)  To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction.
 * 3)  To backcomb.
 * 4)  To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately.
 * 5)  To provoke or disturb; to annoy.
 * 6)  To manipulate or influence the behavior of, especially by repeated acts of irritation.
 * 7)  To entice, tempt.
 * 8)  To show as forthcoming, in the manner of a teaser.
 * 1)  To manipulate or influence the behavior of, especially by repeated acts of irritation.
 * 2)  To entice, tempt.
 * 3)  To show as forthcoming, in the manner of a teaser.
 * 1)  To manipulate or influence the behavior of, especially by repeated acts of irritation.
 * 2)  To entice, tempt.
 * 3)  To show as forthcoming, in the manner of a teaser.
 * 1)  To show as forthcoming, in the manner of a teaser.
 * 1)  To show as forthcoming, in the manner of a teaser.

Usage notes

 * Tease, in the sense of "make fun of," can refer to cruel statements but also affectionate or harmless ones, which may be taken in good humour by the recipient. By contrast, taunt only refers to cruel statements, as does mock unless qualified (e.g. gently mock).

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:
 * Alemannic German: usenanderchnüüble
 * Greek: ,
 * Irish: spíon
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: ,


 * Bulgarian: кардирам
 * Catalan:
 * Finnish:
 * German: ,
 * Irish: spíon, cíor
 * Italian:
 * Middle English: tesen, tosen
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,


 * Assamese: জোঁকা
 * Bulgarian: закачам се
 * Catalan:
 * Cherokee: ᎦᏪᏟᎭ
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Min Nan:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Early Assamese: জঙ্কা
 * Esperanto: moketi
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:, , , ,
 * Greek:
 * Guaraní: ñembosarái
 * Hindi: छेड़ना,, मजे लेना
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Ingrian: narria, kiusata, ärvärtää
 * Irish: gabh do, spoch as, ciap, clip, saighid faoi
 * Italian: di,
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Latin: vexo
 * Macedonian: за́дева, за́кача
 * Maori: hangatītī, pāengaenga
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:, tirar sarro,
 * Rapa Nui: geu
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: tarraing à
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: задирки́вати, изази́вати, провоци́рати
 * Roman:, ,
 * Spanish: de,, , , , , , ,
 * Swedish:
 * Tamil:
 * Thai: ,
 * Vietnamese:, ,
 * Yiddish: חוזק מאַכן


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Esperanto: inciteti
 * Finnish:, ,
 * German: ,
 * Alemannic German: zöiklä
 * Guaraní: ñembosarái
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Irish: griog, gabh de, saighid
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: ちょっかいを出す
 * Macedonian: за́дева, за́кача
 * Portuguese:, , ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:, , ,
 * Swedish:
 * Tamil:
 * Thai:
 * Ugandan Sign Language: luganda, okunyiza


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Macedonian: прима́мува
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish:
 * Thai:


 * Dutch: op


 * Arabic:
 * Icelandic:
 * Korean:
 * Malayalam:

Noun

 * 1) One who teases.
 * 2) A single act of teasing.
 * 3) One who deliberately arouses others (usually men) sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal.

Translations

 * Danish: drillepind
 * German:
 * Irish: clipire, griogaire, ciapaire, cráiteoir
 * Swedish: