tease

verb

• 1make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal) in a playful way:Brenda teased her father about the powerboat that he bought but seldom used [no object]:she was just teasing [with direct speech]:“Think you’re clever, don’t you?” she teased
• tempt (someone) sexually with no intention of satisfying the desire aroused.

• 2gently pull or comb (something tangled, especially wool or hair) into separate strands:she was teasing out the curls into her usual hairstyle
• (tease something out) find something out from a mass of irrelevant information:a historian who tries to tease out the truth
• chiefly North American comb (hair) in the reverse direction of its natural growth in order to make it appear fuller.
• archaic comb (the surface of woven cloth) to raise a nap.

noun

• a person who makes fun of someone playfully or unkindly.
• a person who tempts someone sexually with no intention of satisfying the desire aroused.
• [in singular] an act of making fun of or tempting someone:she couldn’t resist a gentle tease