tease out in English

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tease out",
      "source": "header"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ξεμπλέκω κόμπο, μπλεγμένα νήματα, λύνω πλεξούδες κτλ."
      ],
      "id": "el-tease_out-en-verb-xeO1O3TS"
    },
    {
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          "name": "Μεταφορικοί όροι (αγγλικά)",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "για δύσκολο πρόβλημα: ανακαλύπτω/αποκαλύπτω τί ισχύει"
      ],
      "id": "el-tease_out-en-verb-~hyEzs-g",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταφορικά"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
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        {
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          "name": "Μεταφορικοί όροι (αγγλικά)",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "για πληροφορία: εκμαιεύω"
      ],
      "id": "el-tease_out-en-verb-OqXeXllr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταφορικά"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tease out"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tease out",
      "source": "header"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ξεμπλέκω κόμπο, μπλεγμένα νήματα, λύνω πλεξούδες κτλ."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Μεταφορικοί όροι (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "για δύσκολο πρόβλημα: ανακαλύπτω/αποκαλύπτω τί ισχύει"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταφορικά"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Μεταφορικοί όροι (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "για πληροφορία: εκμαιεύω"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταφορικά"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tease out"
}

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"tease out" meaning in English

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