Definition of tease

• v. t. - To comb or card, as wool or flax.
• v. t. - To stratch, as cloth, for the purpose of raising a nap; teasel.
• v. t. - To tear or separate into minute shreds, as with needles or similar instruments.
• v. t. - To vex with importunity or impertinence; to harass, annoy, disturb, or irritate by petty requests, or by jests and raillery; to plague.
• n. - One who teases or plagues.