to persistently and usu playfully irritate or make fun of (somebody)
to pretend to offer (somebody) something and then withhold it as a means of provoking anger or frustration
to arouse (somebody) sexually with no intention of permitting sexual fulfilment
to persuade (somebody) to agree to something, esp by persistent small efforts
to obtain (something) by repeated coaxing
to disentangle and straighten (wool) by combing it
to raise a nap on (cloth) with teasels
to teasel (cloth)
to tear (something) into pieces; esp to shred (a tissue or specimen) for microscopic examination
chiefly NAmer to backcomb (the hair)
to tease somebody or something
teasingly adv
[Old English tǣsan]