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combing


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  comb 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  comb 
 
  Sense  1 
  comb 
  =>  heckle,  hackle,  hatchel 
 
  Sense  3 
  comb,  comb  out  disentangle 
  =>  slick,  slick  down  sleek  down 
  =>  tease,  fluff 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  comb 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  comb 
 
  Sense  1 
  comb 
  =>  heckle,  hackle,  hatchel 
 
  Sense  3 
  comb,  comb  out  disentangle 
  =>  slick,  slick  down  sleek  down 
  =>  tease,  fluff 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  comb 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  comb 
 
  3  senses  of  comb 
 
  Sense  1 
  comb 
  =>  straighten,  straighten  out 
 
  Sense  2 
  comb,  ransack 
  =>  search 
 
  Sense  3 
  comb,  comb  out  disentangle 
  =>  groom,  neaten 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  comb 
 
  comb  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  comb 
 
  Sense  1 
  comb 
  =>  straighten,  straighten  out 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  comb,  ransack 
  =>  search 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  comb,  comb  out  disentangle 
  =>  groom,  neaten 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  combing 
  combing 
 
  Overview  of  noun  combing 
 
  The  noun  combing  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  comb,  combing  --  (the  act  of  drawing  a  comb  through  hair;  "his  hair  needed  a  comb") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  comb 
 
  The  verb  comb  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  comb  --  (straighten  with  a  comb;  "comb  your  hair";  "comb  the  wool") 
  2.  (1)  comb,  ransack  --  (search  thoroughly;  "They  combed  the  area  for  the  missing  child") 
  3.  (1)  comb,  comb  out  disentangle  --  (of  hair) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  combing 
 
  The  noun  combing  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  comb,  combing  --  (the  act  of  drawing  a  comb  through  hair;  "his  hair  needed  a  comb") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  comb 
 
  The  verb  comb  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  comb  --  (straighten  with  a  comb;  "comb  your  hair";  "comb  the  wool") 
  2.  (1)  comb,  ransack  --  (search  thoroughly;  "They  combed  the  area  for  the  missing  child") 
  3.  (1)  comb,  comb  out  disentangle  --  (of  hair) 



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