Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "tease" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

clit tease cock tease cocktease cockteaser eve-tease prick tease retease tease apart tease out teaser

Entails

arouse brush disappoint

Etymologically Related To

tose touse

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

adult female bedevil bemock blackguard change surface comb comb out control crucify disentangle dun frustrate guy harassment jest at keep in line laugh at make fun of manipulate mock molestation persona non grata poke fun rag rib ridicule rip up roast separate shred straighten out tear up torment unsnarl unwelcome person woman

Type Of (IsA)

harassment unwelcome person

Manner Of

change surface comb disentangle manipulate mock ridicule separate shred torment

Related Terms

annoy arouse back comb comb disturb entice fibre poke fun provoke separate sexually teasel teaser tempt

Synonym Network

annoy bother coquette kid provoke

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.