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One who teases.
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A single act of teasing.
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One who deliberately arouses others (usually men) sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal.
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verb
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To separate the fibres of a fibrous material.
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To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction.
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To back-comb.
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To poke fun at.
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To provoke or disturb; to annoy.
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To manipulate or influence the behavior of, especially by repeated acts of irritation.
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To entice, tempt.
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To show as forthcoming, in the manner of a teaser.
Examples of tease in a Sentence
She wanted to push and tease him to see how far he'd let her.
You mean tease him.
Then why did you tease him?
Tease your Cat with one of these great toys.
To add volume, hairdressers may tease and backcomb the hair.
The Tease look, with its mesh pattern, is also a very beautiful swimsuit, but keep in mind that it's mesh; this means that glimpses and peeks of the body are readily available.
Tease the crown of the hair, smooth strands with a wide tooth comb, and secure with a clip.
You can make them any size you like by adjusting how much hair you include and how much you tease it.
It's a way to show off and tease without baring it all.
In this case, you'll want to go with Open Minded or Tease.
The last thing you want to do is tease him by flirting with another man.
Remember a spoiler is just a tease of what could be.
Humorous gifts entertain, tease and occasionally lampoon the retiree but in a friendly manner.
Humorous gifts are available that can tease and excite without threat of insult.
Get out your spandex pants and tease up your big hair, because this Guitar Hero game will give you nights of rockin' jam sessions with its fun selection of songs to play!
Siblings constantly tease and belittle or bully each other.
Other children may tease the child or use the term "harelip."
Divide the top section into a top and bottom layer, then tease the bottom one.
These towels provide a tease of male anatomy.
The swimsuit might be considered almost modest, but it's really more of a pleasant tease.
A super micro bikini is just that; an itsy-bitsy look that's designed to tease and titillate.
Some sheer swimsuits are practically invisible, while others have just enough coverage to provide onlookers with a tease.
And at an adult-only party, it's a way of being dressed and yet not, and this makes for an exciting tease.
When the look is to be effectively rather than actually naked, it's fun to add some accessories and thus further tease the effect.
Tease is slightly subtler (but not by much!); it's made of mesh, so the skin peeks through the very sheer fabric.
These bikinis allow you to choose when to tease and tantalize those around you-staying perfectly modest when dry, but leaving little to the imagination when you climb into the hot tub or stand in the surf.
You are engaging in the classic tease - showing a lot and yet keeping covered at the same time.
Besides the usual suspects from the classic, there are a ton more new faces to tease you--120 new faces!
This version of Scene-It is a very fun way to tease your brain about things from the hit show.
And because there is a strong sensual aspect to Mardi Gras, a costume like this allows men to tease other parade and partygoers and be forward in a way that would usually be frowned upon.
Pile on the black eye liner and plenty of mascara, and then tease your hair to one side before placing it in a high side ponytail secured with a colorful scrunchie.
I tease him about being my "boy" - he said several times he likes being my boy.
Men might tease women in conversation or pay extra attention to a woman.
Once you start gathering fans and followers, tease them with a few lines of your best work on your website, Facebook or Twitter.
Haunted places tease the imagination with glimpses of something beyond our known world.
As they started to tease him, Tim dropped to his knees, clasped his hands together and started to chant in an unintelligible language.
Sneak previews tease about what's coming; spoilers seek to reveal all the answers.
Fans enjoy previews because they tease about what will happen whereas spoilers tease about what may happen.
Spoilers that use vague terms are designed to be puzzles and to tease.
Spoilers, by their nature, speculate and tease how storylines will resolve themselves before the episodes air.
When this happens, spoiler sites can use early scripts to tease of upcoming events.
Wearing exotic fishnet lingerie is one sure way to tease.
Whether you keep your fishnet lingerie behind closed doors or are more adventurous and sport it with other clothing out in public, there's no doubt that fishnet's main function is to titillate and tease.
The tease of a leg that is covered and yet not was part of what made them so appealing in 19th century burlesque shows and still makes them exciting today.
All stockings were once seamed because of the way they were constructed, but many stockings can now be found with seams because they are so sexy - they tease the eye as it imagines the seam running up the leg.
Although the black mesh over bare skin was traditionally an enormous tease, you can liven up the look by wearing some contrasting color underneath the fishnets.
It doesn't matter whether their brother is older or younger than them; brothers can mercilessly tease their sisters about anything.
It's the idea of the tease which plays well into fantasy.
The women of Crete in the pre-Christian days apparently had no time for a slow tease -- they went for a full-blown frontal assault!
The best of them offer quality support and comfort but also allow for a fun, gentle tease.