tease vs comb

tease and comb both are nouns.

tease and comb both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tease	Yes	No	Yes	No
comb	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, comb is a hypernym of tease; that is, comb is a word with a broader meaning than tease:

tease: ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
comb: smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb

Other hypernyms of tease include comb out, disentangle.

tease (noun)	comb (noun)
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances	the act of drawing a comb through hair
someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)	ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men	the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
	a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
	any of several tools for straightening fibers

tease (verb)	comb (verb)
ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect	smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
harass with persistent criticism or carping	search thoroughly
mock or make fun of playfully	straighten with a comb
separate the fibers of
disentangle and raise the fibers of
raise the nap of (fabrics)
tear into pieces
annoy persistently
to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them

Difference between tease and comb

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