tease

  • 31tease — verb 1》 playfully make fun of or attempt to provoke.     ↘tempt sexually. 2》 gently pull or comb (tangled wool, hair, etc.) into separate strands.     ↘chiefly N. Amer. backcomb (hair).     ↘archaic comb (the surface of woven cloth) to raise a… …

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  • 32tease — verb Larry s dentist is the dork he used to tease in sixth grade Syn: make fun of, poke fun at, laugh at, guy, make a monkey (out) of; taunt, bait, goad, pick on; deride, mock, ridicule; informal rib, josh, pull/yank someone s chain, razz …

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  • 33tease — [[t]tiz[/t]] v. teased, teas•ing, n. 1) to irritate or provoke with petty taunts, playful mockery, pretended offers, persistent requests, or other annoyances, often in sport 2) to comb or card (wool or the like); shred 3) to ruffle (the hair) by… …

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  • 34tease —   Ho ohenehene, ho ohene.   Also: henehene, uhene, ho ohaehae, ahahana, ho ohune, hauwene, ho ohauwene, ho ohae, hone, me o, ho ohana, hana wale, wahapa a, ho oma au, kauloloa, none.   Rare: pūhene, honole, ho ouhuhī.     Vexed by teasing, nāulu …

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  • 35Tease tenon — Tease Tease (t[=e]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Teased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Teasing}.] [AS. t?san to pluck, tease; akin to OD. teesen, MHG. zeisen, Dan. t[ae]se, t[ae]sse. [root]58. Cf. {Touse}.] 1. To comb or card, as wool or flax. Teasing matted wool …

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  • 36Tease & Denial — Tease and Denial (engl, Erregen und Verweigern), auch Orgasm Denial oder T D ist ein Sammelbegriff für all jene sexuellen Praktiken, die eingesetzt werden, um die sexuelle Erregung intensiv zu steigern, ohne jedoch einen Orgasmus zu erreichen.… …

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  • 37Tease and Denial — (engl. für Erregen und Verweigern), auch Orgasm Denial oder T D, ist ein Sammelbegriff für all jene sexuellen Praktiken, die eingesetzt werden, um die sexuelle Erregung intensiv zu steigern, ohne jedoch einen Orgasmus zu erreichen. Diese… …

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  • 38tease out something — tease out (something) to carefully separate particular facts from a great deal of information. What has always been interesting for me is how you can tease out the reasons for an event as you review its history. After a while, you learn how to… …

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  • 39tease out — (something) to carefully separate particular facts from a great deal of information. What has always been interesting for me is how you can tease out the reasons for an event as you review its history. After a while, you learn how to tease out… …

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  • 40Tease and denial — (also called orgasm denial or T D ) is a general term used to describe any technique that involves the sexual stimulation of a person to cause intense arousal without climax. It is usually practiced for the express purpose of creating powerful… …

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