1. tease - Noun
2. tease - Verb
To comb or card, as wool or flax.
To stratch, as cloth, for the purpose of raising a nap; teasel.
To tear or separate into minute shreds, as with needles or similar instruments.
To vex with importunity or impertinence; to harass, annoy, disturb, or irritate by petty requests, or by jests and raillery; to plague.
One who teases or plagues.
Source: Webster's dictionaryDear, damned, distracting town, farewell Thy fools no more I'll tease This year in peace, ye critics, dwell, Ye harlots, sleep at ease. Alexander Pope
He was just trying to tease me - I knew that later - but he said he'd have to leave because it wasn't fair to have anyone in the room who was going to make fun of what he had to say. He had a good sense of humor, really. Fay Wray
Listen, you only tease the ones you love. John Boehner
When the snake is old, the frog will tease him. Persian Proverb
A camel does not tease another camel about his humps. Egyptian Proverb
A camel does not tease another camel about its humps. African Proverb