nnoun.actthe act of drawing a comb through hairSynset:comb
Derivationally Related Form:comb
Hypernyms:hair care haircare hairdressing
Inherited Hypernyms:combhair carecareworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:comb-outteasing
vverb.contactstraighten with a combDerivationally Related Form:combingcomb
Hypernyms:straighten straighten out
Inherited Hypernyms:combstraightenchange
Direct Hyponyms:currycombhacklehatchelheckleroach
Full Troponyms:currycombheckleroach
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | They --- their hair (apply to: comb)
vverb.contactsearch thoroughlySynset:comb ransack
Examples:- They combed the area for the missing child
Derivationally Related Form:ransacking
Hypernyms:search
Inherited Hypernyms:combsearchexamine
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | The men --- for animals in the area (apply to: comb) | The men --- the area for animals (apply to: comb) | The customs agents --- the bags for drugs (apply to: ransack)
vverb.bodysmoothen and neaten with or as with a combSynset:comb comb out disentangle
Examples:- comb your hair before dinner
- comb the wool
Derivationally Related Form:comb-outcombingcombdisentanglement
Hypernyms:groom neaten
Inherited Hypernyms:combgroomfancifybetterchange
Direct Hyponyms:fluffsleek downslickslick downtease
Full Troponyms:slicktease
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | They --- their hair (apply to: disentangle, comb out, comb)