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English verb: comb out | |||
| 1. | comb out (possession) remove unwanted elements | ||
| Samples | The company weeded out the incompetent people. The new law weeds out the old inequities. | ||
| Synonyms | weed out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | get rid of, remove | ||
| 2. | comb out (body) smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb | ||
| Samples | Comb your hair before dinner. Comb the wool. | ||
| Examples | They comb out their hair | ||
| Synonyms | comb, disentangle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | groom, neaten | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fluff, sleek down, slick, slick down, tease | ||
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