Tease and Try

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Tease

Tease verb - To attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults.

Usage example: grew up being teased because his parents were hog farmers

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Try and tease are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Try" instead a verb "Tease".

Nearby Words: teasing, teased, teaser, teasel

Try

Try verb - To subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress.

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Tease and try are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Tease" instead a verb "Try".

Nearby Words: tried, trying

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people	tease people	try people
relationship	tease relationship	try relationship
time	tease time	try time
way	tease way	try way
Other words: characters, player, sister, friends.

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