usage: 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, manipulate, keep in line, control
usage: to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them; "The advertisement is intended to tease the customers"; "She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior"
4. tease, shred, tear up, rip up
usage: tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations"
5. tease, change surface
usage: raise the nap of (fabrics)
6. tease, tease apart, loosen, disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out
usage: disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"
7. tease, card, separate
usage: separate the fibers of; "tease wool"
8. tease, ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun
usage: mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman"
9. tease, fluff, comb, comb out, disentangle
usage: ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect