comb
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noun \ˈkōm\Definition of COMB
1
a : a toothed instrument used especially for adjusting, cleaning, or confining hair b : a structure resembling such a comb; especially : any of several toothed devices used in handling or ordering textile fibers c : currycomb
2
a : a fleshy crest on the head of the domestic chicken and other domestic birds b : something (as the ridge of a roof) resembling the comb of a cock
See Origin of COMB
Middle English, from Old English camb; akin to Old High German kamb comb, Greek gomphos tooth
First Known Use: before 12th century
2comb
verbDefinition of COMB
transitive verb
1
: to draw a comb through for the purpose of arranging or cleaning
2
: to pass across with a scraping or raking action
3
a : to eliminate (as with a comb) by a thorough going-over b : to search or examine systematically <police are combing the city>
4
: to use in a combing action
intransitive verb
1
of a wave or its crest : to roll over or break into foam
2
: to make a thorough search <comb through the classified ads>
Examples of COMB
- He combed back his hair.
- The wool is combed before being spun into yarn.
- We combed the beach for shells.
First Known Use of COMB
14th century
Related to COMB
- Synonyms
- search, dig (through), dredge, hunt (through), rake, ransack, rifle, rummage, scour, sort (through), troll
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