(1):
(v. t.) To jest about; to ridicule in speaking of, as some trait, habit, characteristic, and the like.
(2):
(n.) The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or good-humored raillery; pleasantry.
(3):
(v. t.) To challenge or defy to a match.
(4):
(v. t.) To delude or trick, - esp. by way of jest.
(5):
(v. t.) To address playful good-natured ridicule to, - the person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of the jesting; to rally; as, he bantered me about my credulity.