The difference between Barrack and Tease

When used as nouns, barrack means a building for soldiers, especially within a garrison, whereas tease means one who teases.

When used as verbs, barrack means to house military personnel, whereas tease means to separate the fibres of a fibrous material.


check bellow for the other definitions of Barrack and Tease

  1. Barrack as a noun (military, chiefly, in the plural):

    A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.

  2. Barrack as a noun (chiefly, in the plural):

    primitive structure resembling a long shed or barn for (usually temporary) housing or other purposes

  3. Barrack as a noun (chiefly, in the plural):

    any very plain, monotonous, or ugly large building

  4. Barrack as a noun (US, regional):

    A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.

  5. Barrack as a noun (Ireland, colloquial, usually, in the plural):

    A police station.

  1. Barrack as a verb (transitive):

    To house military personnel; to quarter.

  2. Barrack as a verb (intransitive):

    To live in barracks.

  1. Barrack as a verb (British, transitive):

    To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means.

  2. Barrack as a verb (Australia, New Zealand, intransitive):

    To cheer for or support a team.

  1. Tease as a verb:

    to separate the fibres of a fibrous material

  2. Tease as a verb:

    to comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction

  3. Tease as a verb:

    to back-comb

  4. Tease as a verb (transitive):

    to poke fun at

  5. Tease as a verb (transitive):

    to provoke or disturb; to annoy

  6. Tease as a verb (transitive):

    to manipulate or influence the behavior of, especially by repeated acts of irritation

  7. Tease as a verb (transitive):

    to entice, tempt

  8. Tease as a verb (transitive, informal):

    to show as forthcoming, in the manner of a teaser

  1. Tease as a noun:

    one who teases

  2. Tease as a noun:

    a single act of teasing

  3. Tease as a noun:

    One who deliberately arouses others (usually men) sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: cock tease cocktease cockteaser prickteaser"

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