Push
Push verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.
Tease
Tease verb - To make fun of in a good-natured way.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Ship Tease: The developers really push for Link/Zelda in this game, although the No Hugging, No Kissing makes it a little bit frustrating too.
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Their way of getting retribution on engines that bump them one time too many (or annoy them) is often to tease them (often with Pop Goes the Weasel-rhyming songs) or even worse, push them back.
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