comb out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kohm out]
- /koʊm aʊt/
- /kəʊm ˈaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kohm out]
- /koʊm aʊt/

Definitions of comb out words

verb comb out to remove (tangles or knots) from (the hair) with a comb 3
verb comb out to isolate and remove for a purpose 3
verb comb out to survey carefully; examine systematically 3
noun comb out an act of combing out 3
noun comb out an act of combing out hair that has been permed or set in rollers 3
noun comb out the identification and removal of someone or something 3

See all 7 definitions of comb out

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Origin of comb out

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20; noun use of verb phrase comb out

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Parts of speech for Comb out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Comb out

comb out popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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