(Homonym: teas )
1. Someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity); SYN. teaser, annoyer, tantalizer.
2. The act of teasing; provoking someone with persistent annoyances; SYN. teasing.

1. To annoy persistently; SYN. badger, harass, pester, bug, beleaguer.
2. To harass with persistent criticism or carping; SYN. rag, cod, tantalize, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride.
3. To disentangle and raise the fibers of; SYN. tease apart, loosen.
4. To ruffle by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect; of hair; SYN. fluff.
5. To separate the fibers of; SYN. card.
6. To tear into pieces
7. To raise the nap of (fabrics).