- comb, combing - the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb"
--1 is a kind of hair care, haircare, hairdressing
--1 has particulars: comb-out, teasingDerived forms: verb comb1, verb comb3
- comb - straighten with a comb; "comb your hair"; "comb the wool"
--1 is one way to straighten, straighten out
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun comb1, noun comb6, noun combing1
They comb their hair
- comb, ransack - search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child"
--2 is one way to search
Sample sentences:
The men comb the area for animals
The men comb for animals in the area
- comb, comb out, disentangle - smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool"
--3 is one way to groom, neaten
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun comb4, noun comb1, noun comb6, noun combing1
They comb their hair