n00425905
| type | n |
| lex_filenum | 04 |
| def | the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule) |
| def | provoking someone with persistent annoyances |
| examples | he ignored their teases his ribbing was gentle but persistent |
| Outgoing links | |
| Hypernym | harassment, molestation |
| Derivationally related form | tantalization → tantalize |
| Derivationally related form | ribbing → rib |
| Derivationally related form | teasing → tease |
| Derivationally related form | tease → tease; tease → tease |
| Incoming links | |
| Hyponym | harassment, molestation |
| Derivationally related form | tantalize → tantalization |
| Derivationally related form | tease → tease; tease → tease |
| Derivationally related form | tease → teasing |
| Derivationally related form | rib → ribbing |
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