July 21, 2016 Word of the Day
combs; combed; combing
The girl is combing the beach for shells.
Definition of COMB
1 [+ object] : to smooth, arrange, or separate (hair or fibers) with a comb
Go comb your hair.
He combed back his hair.
The wool is combed before being spun into yarn.
2 : to search (something) very thoroughly in order to find something
[+ object]
We combed the beach for shells.
[no object]
— usually + through
They got the information by combing through old records.
comb out [phrasal verb]
comb out (hair) or comb (hair) out
: to make (hair) neat and smooth with a comb
She sat in front of the mirror combing out her hair.
Her mother combed the tangles out.
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