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  • 21tease apart — verb disentangle and raise the fibers of tease wool • Syn: ↑tease, ↑loosen • Derivationally related forms: ↑teaser (for: ↑tease) • Hypernyms …

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  • 22tease something out — find something out by searching through a mass of information. → tease …

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  • 23tease — 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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  • 24tease — 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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  • 25tease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. plague, annoy, vex, harass; taunt, mock; beg; tantalize; titillate, excite. See ridicule, malevolence. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. taunt, tantalize, harass, kid*; see bother 2 , ridicule . See Synonym… …

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  • 26tease — verb Syn: make fun of, laugh at, deride, mock, ridicule, guy, make a monkey (out) of, taunt, bait, goad, pick on; informal take the mickey out of, rag, have on, pull someone s leg; Brit.; informal wind up …

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  • 27tease — v 1. torment, bedevil, harass, bother, pester, Sl. bug, Sl. hassle, Sl. drive [s.o.] nuts or crazy or bananas; irritate, annoy, vex, provoke, pique, Inf. aggravate, Inf. give [s.o.] a pain; pick on, be on [s.o. s] back, Sl. ride. 2. kid, spoof,… …

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  • 28take a rise out of —  Tease …

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  • 30Strip Tease — Para otros usos de este término, véase Striptease (desambiguación). Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet… …

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