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Results for: "tease"

Translating from English to Polish

Translations:

tease — to poke fun at
→ drażnić impf
→ dokuczać impf
tease — to provoke or disturb
→ drażnić
→ prowokować

More translations:

tease
→ drażnić
tease
→ żartować z, docinać
tease
→ kpiarz, człowiek dokuczliwy

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (3)

1. someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity);
[syn: tease, teaser, annoyer, vexer]

2. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men;
[syn: coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser]

3. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances;
- Example: "he ignored their teases"
- Example: "his ribbing was gentle but persistent"
[syn: tease, teasing, ribbing, tantalization]


VERB (9)

1. annoy persistently;
- Example: "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
[syn: tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer]

2. harass with persistent criticism or carping;
- Example: "The children teased the new teacher"
- Example: "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"
- Example: "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
[syn: tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride]

3. to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them;
- Example: "The advertisement is intended to tease the customers"
- Example: "She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior"

4. tear into pieces;
- Example: "tease tissue for microscopic examinations"

5. raise the nap of (fabrics);

6. disentangle and raise the fibers of;
- Example: "tease wool"
[syn: tease, tease apart, loosen]

7. separate the fibers of;
- Example: "tease wool"
[syn: tease, card]

8. mock or make fun of playfully;
- Example: "the flirting man teased the young woman"

9. ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect;
[syn: tease, fluff]