transitive. To disentangle and smooth (hair) by drawing a comb through it; to dress or trim (the hair, head, a person, etc.) with a comb; to curry (a…

transitive. To draw a comb through the hair for the purpose of cleaning, disentangling, or arranging; to dress with a comb; to curry a horse.

transitive. To comb (see also quot. 1656). rare.

transitive. To comb, arrange (the hair). Also with out, up. Cf. reding comb, n., redd, v.2 8.

to comb out. transitive. To disentangle or dress (the hair) with a comb; hence figurative, to separate or sort out.

transitive. To comb, arrange (the hair). Also with out, up. Cf. reding comb, n., rede, v.2 8.

an ornamental comb worn at the back of the head; also v. transitive and intransitive, to comb the underlying hairs of a strand towards the scalp.

transitive. To comb (hair) with a fine-tooth comb. Now chiefly figurative: to undertake a very thorough search or analysis of.

transitive. Originally U.S. To backcomb (hair); = tease, v.1 1d.

transitive. Hairdressing. To draw (hair) through a hackle, esp. in preparation for making wigs, hair extensions, etc. Cf. hackle, n.2 1b.

U.S. Hairdressing. = back-comb n. at back-, comb._form affix 2.

To draw (a comb) through hair with a smoothing effect.