comb

C0498300 (kōm)n.1. a. A thin toothed strip, as of plastic, used to smooth, arrange, or fasten the hair.b. An implement, such as one for dressing and cleansing wool or other fiber, that resembles a hair comb in shape or use.c. A currycomb.2. a. The fleshy crest or ridge that grows on the crown of the head of domestic fowl and other birds and is most prominent in the male.b. Something suggesting a fowl's comb in appearance or position.3. A honeycomb.v. combed, comb·ing, combs v.tr.1. a. To arrange or groom (the hair) with or as with a comb: combed her hair with a comb; combed his hair with his fingers.b. To move through or pass across with a raking action: The wind combed the wheatfields.2. To straighten and separate (wool or other fibers) using a comb.3. To search thoroughly; look through: combed the dresser drawers for a lost bracelet.4. To eliminate with or as with a comb: combed the snarls out of his hair.v.intr.1. To roll and break. Used of waves.2. To make a thorough search: combed through the file for the contract.

[Middle English, from Old English camb, comb; see gembh- in Indo-European roots.]

comb

(kəʊm) n1. (Hairdressing & Grooming) a toothed device of metal, plastic, wood, etc, used for disentangling or arranging hair2. (Textiles) a tool or machine that separates, cleans, and straightens wool, cotton, etc3. (Agriculture) Austral and NZ the fixed cutter on a sheep-shearing machine4. anything resembling a toothed comb in form or function5. (Zoology) the fleshy deeply serrated outgrowth on the top of the heads of certain birds, esp the domestic fowl6. anything resembling the comb of a bird7. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a currycomb8. (Zoology) a honeycomb9. (Zoology) the row of fused cilia in a ctenophore10. go over with a fine-tooth comb go over with a fine-toothed comb go through with a fine-tooth comb go through with a fine-toothed comb to examine very thoroughlyvb11. (Hairdressing & Grooming) (tr) to use a comb on12. (when: tr, often foll by through) to search or inspect with great care: the police combed the woods. [Old English camb; related to Old Norse kambr, Old High German camb]

comb

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n. 1. a toothed strip of hard material, as plastic, bone, or metal, used to untangle, arrange, or hold the hair. 2. currycomb. 3. any comblike instrument, object, or formation. 4. the fleshy outgrowth on the head of certain roosters. 5. something resembling or suggesting this, as the crest of a wave. 6. a honeycomb. 7. a machine for separating choice cotton or wool fibers from noil. v.t. 8. to smooth, arrange, or adorn (the hair) with a comb. 9. to use (something) in the manner of a comb. 10. to remove (anything undesirable) with or as if with a comb. 11. to search everywhere in: to comb the files for a lost letter. 12. to separate (textile fibers) with a comb. 13. to currycomb. 14. to sweep across; rake: High winds combed the coast. v.i. 15. (of a wave) to roll over or break at the crest. [before 900; Middle English; Old English comb, camb, c. Old Saxon camb, Old High German chamb, Old Norse kambr, Greek gómphos pin, peg; compare cam]

comb.

1. combination. 2. combined. 3. combining. 4. combustion.

comb

Past participle: combed
Gerund: combing

Imperative
comb
comb

Present
I comb
you comb
he/she/it combs
we comb
you comb
they comb

Preterite
I combed
you combed
he/she/it combed
we combed
you combed
they combed

Present Continuous
I am combing
you are combing
he/she/it is combing
we are combing
you are combing
they are combing

Present Perfect
I have combed
you have combed
he/she/it has combed
we have combed
you have combed
they have combed

Past Continuous
I was combing
you were combing
he/she/it was combing
we were combing
you were combing
they were combing

Past Perfect
I had combed
you had combed
he/she/it had combed
we had combed
you had combed
they had combed

Future
I will comb
you will comb
he/she/it will comb
we will comb
you will comb
they will comb

Future Perfect
I will have combed
you will have combed
he/she/it will have combed
we will have combed
you will have combed
they will have combed

Future Continuous
I will be combing
you will be combing
he/she/it will be combing
we will be combing
you will be combing
they will be combing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been combing
you have been combing
he/she/it has been combing
we have been combing
you have been combing
they have been combing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been combing
you will have been combing
he/she/it will have been combing
we will have been combing
you will have been combing
they will have been combing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been combing
you had been combing
he/she/it had been combing
we had been combing
you had been combing
they had been combing

Conditional
I would comb
you would comb
he/she/it would comb
we would comb
you would comb
they would comb

Past Conditional
I would have combed
you would have combed
he/she/it would have combed
we would have combed
you would have combed
they would have combed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	comb - a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges haircurrycomb - a square comb with rows of small teeth; used to curry horsesdevice - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"fine-tooth comb, fine-toothed comb - a comb with teeth set close togetherpocket comb, pocketcomb - a small comb suitable for carrying in a pockettooth - something resembling the tooth of an animal
	2.	comb - the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birdscoxcomb, cockscombcrest - a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animalgallinacean, gallinaceous bird - heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
	3.	comb - any of several tools for straightening fibershatchel, heckle - a comb for separating flax fiberstool - an implement used in the practice of a vocationtooth - something resembling the tooth of an animal
	4.	comb - ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophorecomb jelly, ctenophore - biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a combplate - any flat platelike body structure or part
	5.	comb - the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb"combingcomb-out, teasing - the act of removing tangles from you hair with a combhair care, haircare, hairdressing - care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair
Verb	1.	comb - straighten with a comb; "comb your hair"roach - comb (hair) into a roachstraighten, straighten out - make straightcurrycomb - clean (a horse) with a currycombhackle, hatchel, heckle - comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax"
	2.	comb - search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child"ransacksearch - subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys"
	3.	comb - smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool"comb out, disentanglesleek down, slick down, slick - give a smooth and glossy appearance; "slick one's hair"fluff, tease - ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effectneaten, groom - care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed"

comb

verb1. untangle, arrange, groom, dress Her reddish hair was cut short and neatly combed.2. search, hunt through, sweep, rake, sift, scour, rummage, ransack, forage, fossick (Austral. & N.Z.), go through with a fine-tooth comb Officers combed the woods for the murder weapon.

comb

verbTo make a thorough search of:forage, ransack, rummage, scour.Slang: shake down.Idioms: beat the bushes, leave no stone unturned, look high and low, look up and down, turn inside out, turn upside down.

Translations

发插彻底搜寻梳梳发梳子

comb

(kəum) noun1. a toothed instrument for separating or smoothing hair etc. 梳2. an object (often decorative) of similar appearance worn by some women to keep a hair-style in place. （作为装饰物的）发插 3. the honey cells made by bees. a honeycomb.蜂房4. the crest of some birds. 鸡冠 verb1. to arrange and smooth with a comb. Comb your hair!梳发2. to search (a place) thoroughly (for something). They combed the hills for the missing climber.彻底搜寻

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→ 梳子zhCN, 梳理zhCN

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cut (one's) comb

To humble someone who is acting arrogant. If he brags about his straight A's one more time, I'm going to remind him how bad his grades were last year. That should cut his comb! I'm really proud of this accomplishment, so stop trying to cut my comb!See also: comb, cut

go through (something) with a fine-tooth comb

To scrutinize something; to look at something very carefully. We need to go through these files with a fine-tooth comb to find that missing paperwork. Make sure to go through your thesis with a fine-tooth comb before you hand it in—you don't want your advisors wading through proofreading errors, do you?See also: comb, go, through

comb (something) for (someone or something)

To look through an area in an attempt to find someone or something in particular. We combed the wreckage for survivors but still haven't found any. I've been combing the house for my glasses—have you seen them?See also: comb

comb (something) out of (something)

To remove something, such as debris or knots, from something by combing. My poor daughter cries every time I try to comb the tangles out of her hair.See also: comb, of, out

comb through (something)

To carefully look through an area or an item in an attempt to find someone or something. We combed through the wreckage but still haven't found any survivors. I combed through my bag in search of my glasses, and they were on my head the whole time!See also: comb, through

with a fine-tooth comb

Very carefully and thoroughly. We need to go through these files with a fine-tooth comb to find that missing paperwork. Make sure to go through your thesis with a fine-tooth comb before you hand it in—you don't want your advisors wading through proofreading errors, do you?See also: comb

go over (something) with a fine-tooth comb

To scrutinize something; to look at something very carefully. We need to go over these files with a fine-tooth comb to find that missing paperwork. Make sure to go over your thesis with a fine-tooth comb before you hand it in—you don't want your advisors wading through proofreading errors, do you?See also: comb, go, over

a fine-tooth comb

A phrase used to describe a way of doing something that is very careful and thorough. We need to go through these files with a fine-tooth comb to find that missing paperwork. Make sure to go through your thesis with a fine-tooth comb before you hand it in—you don't want your advisors wading through proofreading errors, do you?See also: comb

run a comb through (one's) hair

To tidy one's hair with a comb, especially in a hasty, imprecise manner. Let me just run a comb through my hair before we leave for our dinner reservation. I tried to run a comb through his hair before his school photos, but it was too much of a mess.See also: comb, hair, run, through

comb something for someone or something

Fig. to look all over or all through something for a particular person or thing. The police combed the entire neighborhood for the criminals. I combed the entire house for the missing paper.See also: comb

comb something out of something

and comb something outto remove substances or knots and snarls from something by combing. I had to comb the gum out of her hair. It took me over an hour to comb out the gum.See also: comb, of, out

comb through something

Fig. to look through something, examining it thoroughly. I combed through all my belongings, looking for the lost papers. The vet combed through the dog's coat, looking for tick bites.See also: comb, through

go over something with a fine-tooth comb

and search something with a fine-tooth comb; go through something with a fine-tooth combFig. to search through something very carefully. I can't find my calculus book. I went over the whole place with a fine-tooth comb. I searched this place with a fine-tooth comb and didn't find my ring.See also: comb, go, over

run a comb through something

to comb one's hair quickly. Run a comb through your hair after you come back in the house. She ran a comb through Timmy's hair, and tried to make him look presentable.See also: comb, run, through

fine-tooth comb

A method of searching or investigating in minute detail, as in He examined the figures with a fine-tooth comb but found no errors. The practice of using a comb with close-set teeth to comb out head lice was transferred to various kinds of investigation in the late 1800s. See also: comb

with a fine-tooth comb

with a fine-toothed comb

If you examine something with a fine-tooth comb or with a fine-toothed comb, you examine each small part of it very carefully. I have been through Ed's personal papers and letters with a fine-tooth comb. We will scrutinise our mistakes with a fine-toothed comb. Note: A fine-tooth comb is a comb with very thin teeth set very close together. It is used to remove lice and nits (= small insects and their eggs) from people's hair. See also: comb

with a fine-tooth comb

(of examination or analysis) extremely thorough and detailed. A literal fine-tooth comb is one with narrow teeth that are close together. 2003 CNN This budget has been gone over with a fine-tooth comb, and they don't see where another $3 billion or $4 billion in saving is going to come from. See also: comb

go over/through something with a ˌfine-tooth ˈcomb

(informal) search or look at something very closely or carefully: I went through the accounts with a fine-tooth comb checking for mistakes. ♢ The police went through his room with a fine-tooth comb.See also: comb, go, over, something, through

fine-tooth comb, to go over with a

To search for or investigate with scrupulous care. Although combs have been known since the time of ancient Egypt, and presumably some had finer teeth than others, the term “fine-tooth comb” dates only from the first half of the nineteenth century. The transfer of combing out nits to other kinds of search or investigation took place only in the late nineteenth century.See also: go, over

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verb untangle

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verb search

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verb to make a thorough search of

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noun a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge

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noun the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds

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noun any of several tools for straightening fibers

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noun ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore

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noun the act of drawing a comb through hair

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verb straighten with a comb

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verb search thoroughly

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verb smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb

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