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teasing |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb tease 1 of 8 senses of tease Sense 2 tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride => jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe => kid, chaff, jolly, banter Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb tease 1 of 8 senses of tease Sense 2 tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride => jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe => kid, chaff, jolly, banter Entailment of verb tease 2 of 8 senses of tease Sense 3 tease => arouse, sex, excite, turn on wind up => disappoint, let down Sense 5 tease => brush Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb tease 8 senses of tease Sense 1 tease, badger, harass, pester, bug, beleaguer => torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate Sense 2 tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride => mock, bemock Sense 3 tease => manipulate, keep in line control Sense 4 tease => shred, tear up rip up Sense 5 tease => change surface Sense 6 tease, tease apart, loosen => disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out Sense 7 tease, card => separate Sense 8 tease, fluff => comb, comb out disentangle Familiarity of verb tease tease used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 8) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb tease Sense 1 tease, badger, harass, pester, bug, beleaguer => torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate -------------- Sense 2 tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride => mock, bemock -------------- Sense 3 tease => manipulate, keep in line control -------------- Sense 4 tease => shred, tear up rip up -------------- Sense 5 tease => change surface -------------- Sense 6 tease, tease apart, loosen => disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out -------------- Sense 7 tease, card => separate -------------- Sense 8 tease, fluff => comb, comb out disentangle -------------- Grep of noun teasing teasing Overview of noun teasing The noun teasing has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) tease, teasing, ribbing -- (the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent") 2. teasing -- (playful vexation; "the parody was just a form of teasing") 3. comb-out, teasing -- (the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb) Overview of verb tease The verb tease has 8 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) tease, badger, harass, pester, bug, beleaguer -- (annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer") 2. (1) tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride -- (harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie") 3. tease -- (offer and withdraw) 4. tease -- (tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations") 5. tease -- (raise the nap of (fabrics)) 6. tease, tease apart, loosen -- (disentangle and raise the fibers of "tease wool") 7. tease, card -- (separate the fibers of) 8. tease, fluff -- (ruffle by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect; of hair) Overview of adj teasing The adj teasing has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. mocking, teasing, quizzical -- (playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell) 2. teasing -- (arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it "her lazy teasing smile") 3. annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing -- (causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong") Antonyms of adj teasing 3 senses of teasing Sense 1 mocking, teasing, quizzical INDIRECT (VIA playful) -> unplayful, serious, sober Sense 2 teasing INDIRECT (VIA seductive) -> unseductive Sense 3 annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing INDIRECT (VIA disagreeable) -> agreeable Similarity of adj teasing 3 senses of teasing Sense 1 mocking, teasing, quizzical => playful (vs. unplayful) Sense 2 teasing => seductive (vs. unseductive) Sense 3 annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing => disagreeable (vs. agreeable) Attributes of adj teasing Familiarity of adj teasing teasing used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj teasing teasing Overview of noun teasing The noun teasing has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) tease, teasing, ribbing -- (the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent") 2. teasing -- (playful vexation; "the parody was just a form of teasing") 3. comb-out, teasing -- (the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb) Overview of verb tease The verb tease has 8 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) tease, badger, harass, pester, bug, beleaguer -- (annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer") 2. (1) tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride -- (harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie") 3. tease -- (offer and withdraw) 4. tease -- (tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations") 5. tease -- (raise the nap of (fabrics)) 6. tease, tease apart, loosen -- (disentangle and raise the fibers of "tease wool") 7. tease, card -- (separate the fibers of) 8. tease, fluff -- (ruffle by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect; of hair) Overview of adj teasing The adj teasing has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. mocking, teasing, quizzical -- (playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell) 2. teasing -- (arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it "her lazy teasing smile") 3. annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing -- (causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong")
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