 comb_out |
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| 1. | [ verb ] remove unwanted elements | |
| Synonyms: | weed_out | |
| Examples: | "The company weeded out the incompetent people" "The new law removes the old inequities" |
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| Related terms: | get_rid_of comb-out | |
| 2. | [ verb ] smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb | |
| Synonyms: | comb disentangle | |
| Examples: | "comb your hair before dinner" "comb the wool" |
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| Related terms: | groom slick tease comb unsnarling comb | |
| Similar spelling: |
comb-out combat |
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