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tease vs control

control vs tease

tease and control both are nouns.

tease and control both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tease Yes No Yes No
control Yes No Yes No
As verbs, control is a hypernym of tease; that is, control is a word with a broader meaning than tease:
  • tease: to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them
  • control: maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
Other hypernyms of tease include keep in line, manipulate.
tease (noun) control (noun)
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances the activity of managing or exerting control over something
someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
power to direct or determine
discipline in personal and social activities
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
tease (verb) control (verb)
ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
harass with persistent criticism or carping be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
mock or make fun of playfully verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
separate the fibers of handle and cause to function
disentangle and raise the fibers of maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
raise the nap of (fabrics) exercise authoritative control or power over
tear into pieces lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
annoy persistently check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them place under restrictions; limit access to by law
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