Torment Crossword Clue Answer

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Question: Torment

Solution: TEASE

TEASE Definition 1:
To laugh at and criticize (someone) in a way that is either friendly and playful or cruel and unkind + obj no obj .
Examples:
He and his wife enjoy teasing each other about their different tastes in music.
The other children teased her because she was wearing braces.
He was always teased by his brother about being short.
Oh, don’t get so angry. I was just/only teasing!
Stop your teasing!
TEASE Definition 2:
To annoy or bother (an animal) .
Examples:
The boy’s mother told him to stop teasing the dog.
TEASE Definition 3:
To make (hair) look fuller or bigger by combing it in a special way .
Examples:
She teases [=(chiefly Brit) backcombs] her hair.
TEASE Definition 4:
To make (someone) feel excitement or interest about something you might do or say without actually doing it or saying it + obj no obj .
Examples:
Stop teasing us and tell us who your surprise guest is.
She likes to tease.
TEASE Definition 5:
To remove or separate (thin pieces of something) slowly and carefully often + out often used figuratively .
Examples:
The twisted strands of the rope were gently teased apart.
They described the techniques used to tease out [=extract] genetic material from DNA.
She carefully teased the roots of the young plant out of the soil.
Reporters are still trying to tease out [=find out] the details of the accident.
It won’t be easy to tease out the meaning of these statistics.

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