Tease

• support resembling the rib of an animal

• any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)

• cut of meat including one or more ribs

• a teasing remark

• a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant

• a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural

• form vertical ribs by knitting

• subject to laughter or ridicule

• a small piece of cloth

• a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

• music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

• newspaper with half-size pages

• a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

• treat cruelly

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• play in ragtime

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

• censure severely or angrily

• break into lumps before sorting

• the act of mocking or ridiculing

• constituting a copy or imitation of something

• treat with contempt

• imitate with mockery and derision