comb out
verb
Forms combs out combing out combed out
- verb (transitive, literal) To remove (something) by combing; to thoroughly comb (something); to thoroughly comb (something) so as to remove something else from it (such as tangles, dirt, or nits). “I combed out the tangles in my hair. I combed them all out with that fancy comb that Ashley gave me.”
- verb (transitive, figurative) To winnow; for example, to exempt (someone) from a military draft by filtering them out of the list. “The government combed out some people from the compulsory action.”
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