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Definition tease in British English

tease verb

verb
/tiːz/
1

to say something to someone in order to have fun by embarrassing or annoying them slightly in either a friendly or an unkind way

Example

I didn't mean it: I was only teasing.

Example

John's always teasing me about my accent.

Synonyms and related words
burlesque chirp chirp embarrass humiliate shame
1.1

to annoy an animal in order to have fun

Synonyms and related words
burlesque chirp chirp
2

to make someone think that you are willing to have sex with them when you are not

Synonyms and related words
pretend fake simulate
3

to backcomb your hair

Synonyms and related words
backcomb barbershop blow-dry
4

to separate a group or knot of pieces of hair, string etc into individual pieces

Example

The wool is teased into longer and straighter fibres.

Synonyms and related words
separate spread out divide
Definition tease in British English