Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - tease
Tease
tease
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). Phrases and idioms tease out separate by disentangling. Derivatives teasingly adv. Etymology: OE t{aelig}san f. WG
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I. transitive verb (~d; teasing) Etymology: Middle English tesen, from Old English tǣsan; akin to Old High German zeisan to ~ Date: before 12th century 1. to disentangle and lay parallel by combing or carding , ~l, to tear in pieces, 3. to disturb or annoy by persistent irritating or provoking especially in a petty or mischievous way, to annoy with petty persistent requests ; pester, to persuade to acquiesce especially by persistent small efforts ; coax, to manipulate or influence as if by teasing, to make fun of ; kid, to comb (hair) by taking hold of a strand and pushing the short hairs toward the scalp with the comb, to tantalize especially by arousing desire or curiosity often without intending to satisfy it, see: worry teasingly adverb II. noun Date: 1680 the act of teasing ; the state of being ~d, one that ~s ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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