tease

  • 11tease — [[t]ti͟ːz[/t]] teases, teasing, teased 1) VERB To tease someone means to laugh at them or make jokes about them in order to embarrass, annoy, or upset them. [V n] He told her how the boys in East Poldown had set on him, teasing him... [V n about… …

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  • 12tease — I UK [tiːz] / US [tɪz] verb Word forms tease : present tense I/you/we/they tease he/she/it teases present participle teasing past tense teased past participle teased * 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to say something to someone in order to have… …

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  • 13tease — tease1 [ tiz ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to say something to someone in order to have fun by embarrassing or annoying them slightly in a friendly or unkind way: I didn t mean it: I was only teasing. tease someone about… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14tease — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to make jokes and laugh at someone in order to have fun by embarrassing them, either in a friendly way or in an unkind way: Don t get upset, I was only teasing. | tease sb: Kids often tease each other. | tease sb about: I was… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15Tease Me — Infobox Album Name = Tease Me Type = EP Artist = Sneaky Sound System Released = July 18, 2005 Recorded = at Whack on Warners, Bondi Genre = Dance/Electronic Length = Radio Edit: 3:48 Album Version: 3:51 Full CD: 21:09 Label = Whack Records… …

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  • 16tease — v. 1) (D; tr.) to tease about (they teased her about her new hairdo) 2) (D; tr.) to tease into (to tease smb. into doing smt.) * * * [tiːz] (D;tr.) to tease about (they teased her about her new hairdo) (D; tr.) to tease into (to tease smb. into… …

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  • 17tease — 01. The children [teased] the boy because of his stutter. 02. Don t [tease] your little sister about her new haircut; you ll only make her cry. 03. The boys [teased] the young girl about her developing breasts until she punched one kid in the… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 18tease — {{11}}tease (n.) one who teases, 1852, from TEASE (Cf. tease) (v.). Specifically as short for cock teaser, it was in use by 1976. {{12}}tease (v.) O.E. tæsan pluck, pull apart (fibers of wool, flax, etc.), from W.Gmc. *taisijanan (Cf. Dan. tæse,… …

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  • 19Tease — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Das blonde Biest – Wenn Mutterliebe blind macht Originaltitel: Poison Tease Produktionsland: Kanada, Deutschland, USA Erscheinungsjahr: 2000 Länge: 93 Minuten Originalsprache …

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  • 20tease — verb ADVERB ▪ mercilessly ▪ playfully ▪ a little, gently, lightly ▪ constantly VERB + TEASE …

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