Taunt \Taunt\, a. [Cf. OF. tant so great, F. tant so much, L.
   tantus of such size, so great, so much.] (Naut.)
   Very high or tall; as, a ship with taunt masts. --Totten.
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	Taunt \Taunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Taunted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Taunting.] [Earlier, to tease; probably fr. OF. tanter to
   tempt, to try, for tenter. See Tempt.]
   To reproach with severe or insulting words; to revile; to
   upbraid; to jeer at; to flout.
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         When I had at my pleasure taunted her.   --Shak.
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   Syn: To deride; ridicule; mock; jeer; flout; revile. See
        Deride.
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	Taunt \Taunt\, n.
   Upbraiding language; bitter or sarcastic reproach; insulting
   invective.
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         With scoffs, and scorns, and contemelious taunts.
                                                  --Shak.
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         With sacrilegious taunt and impious jest. --Prior.
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	taunt
    n 1: aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing [syn:
         twit, taunt, taunting]
    v 1: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children
         teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my
         failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a
         jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod,
         tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally,
         ride]

	

	155 Moby Thesaurus words for "taunt":
   Bronx cheer, Parthian shot, accuse, affront, allege, annoy,
   arraign, article, aspersion, atrocity, back answer, banter,
   barrack, book, brickbat, bring accusation, bring charges,
   bring to book, bug, burlesque, call names, caustic remark, chaff,
   charge, cite, comeback, complain, contempt, contumely, crack, cut,
   cut at, cutting remark, dare, denounce, denunciate, deride,
   derision, despite, dig, dig at, disdain, dishonor, disoblige, dump,
   dump on, enormity, fasten on, fasten upon, finger, fleer, fleer at,
   flout, flouting, foolery, get fresh, get smart, gibe, gibe at,
   gibing retort, give offense to, guy, hang something on, hassle,
   have a nerve, have the cheek, have the gall, hold in contempt,
   humiliate, humiliation, hurl a brickbat, impeach, imply, impute,
   indict, indignity, inform against, inform on, injury, insinuate,
   insult, jab, jab at, jape, jeer, jeer at, jeering, jest, jibe at,
   kid, lampoon, lay charges, leg-pull, lodge a complaint,
   lodge a plaint, lout, make bold, mock, mockery, offend, offense,
   outrage, parting shot, pin on, poke fun at, pooh, pooh-pooh,
   prefer charges, press charges, presume, provoke, put down,
   put on report, put-down, put-on, quip, quiz, rag, rail at, rally,
   rank out, raspberry, razz, report, reproach, revile, rib, ride,
   ridicule, roast, rude reproach, scoff, scoff at, scorn, scout,
   scurrility, short answer, slam, slap, slap at, sneer, sneer at,
   swipe, take liberties, take to task, task, taunt with, tax, tease,
   torment, treat with indignity, twit, uncomplimentary remark,
   upbraid, verbal thrust