To worry or irritate by persistent action which vexes or annoys; now esp. in lighter sense, to disturb by persistent petty annoyance, out of mere…
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释义 | the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > be annoyed or vexed by [verb (transitive)] > annoy or vex > tease (13) tease1627 To worry or irritate by persistent action which vexes or annoys; now esp. in lighter sense, to disturb by persistent petty annoyance, out of mere… rag1749 transitive. slang. To tease or torment; spec. (originally University slang) to make fun of in a rough or boisterous manner; to bully; (also) to… lugger1782 transitive. To tease. gammon1801 transitive. To tease or make fun of in a friendly or amicable manner; to josh. Now rare. tig1805 intransitive. figurative. To ‘pluck’ or ‘dig’ at, as if playing tig; to annoy one by petty provocations. dialect. fun1811 Usually in present participle. Chiefly colloquial and U.S. regional in later use. transitive. To make fun of (a person); to mock, tease. run1828 transitive. U.S. colloquial (originally Navy). To tease, make fun of, ridicule; to josh, ‘rib’. Cf. to run on —— 3 at phrasal verbs 2, to run upon ——… ride1891 transitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). Of a person: to irritate or annoy (someone); to provoke, tease, criticize. rawhide1895 U.S. regional (western). transitive. To overwork or mistreat (a person); (also) to attack verbally; to tease; to criticize sharply. to bust (a person's) chops1953 slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). to bust (also break) (a person's) chops and variants: to harangue, berate, or harass (a person); to tease or… stir1972 To excite, occasion. To provoke or ‘needle’ (someone); to tease. See 14d. Australian colloquial. to pull a person's chain1975 colloquial (chiefly North American). to pull (also yank, jerk) a person's chain: to tease or trick a person, usually by telling a lie; to… Subcategories:— again (1) |
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