(1):
(v. t.) To tear or separate into minute shreds, as with needles or similar instruments.
(2):
(n.) One who teases or plagues.
(3):
(v. t.) To comb or card, as wool or flax.
(4):
(v. t.) To stratch, as cloth, for the purpose of raising a nap; teasel.
(5):
(v. t.) To vex with importunity or impertinence; to harass, annoy, disturb, or irritate by petty requests, or by jests and raillery; to plague.