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…

transitive. slang. To tease or torment; spec. (originally University slang) to make fun of in a rough or boisterous manner; to bully; (also) to…

transitive. To tease.

transitive. To tease or make fun of in a friendly or amicable manner; to josh. Now rare.

intransitive. figurative. To ‘pluck’ or ‘dig’ at, as if playing tig; to annoy one by petty provocations. dialect.

Usually in present participle. Chiefly colloquial and U.S. regional in later use. transitive. To make fun of (a person); to mock, tease.

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 ——…

transitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). Of a person: to irritate or annoy (someone); to provoke, tease, criticize.

U.S. regional (western). transitive. To overwork or mistreat (a person); (also) to attack verbally; to tease; to criticize sharply.

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…

To excite, occasion. To provoke or ‘needle’ (someone); to tease. See 14d. Australian colloquial.

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…