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TEASE APART
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tease apart mean?
• TEASE APART (verb)
The verb TEASE APART has 1 sense:
1. disentangle and raise the fibers of
Familiarity information: TEASE APART used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Disentangle and raise the fibers of
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
Context example:
tease wool
Hypernyms (to "tease apart" is one way to...):
disentangle; straighten out; unsnarl (extricate from entanglement)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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