| VERB | possession | comb out, weed out | remove unwanted elements |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | comb out, comb, disentangle | smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb |
| Meaning | Remove unwanted elements. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | weed out | |
| Broader | get rid of, remove | dispose of |
| Spanish | escardar | |
| Nouns | comb-out | the act of carefully weeding out unwanted things or people |
| Meaning | smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They comb out their hair | |
| Synonyms | comb, disentangle | |
| Narrower | slick, slick down, sleek down | Give a smooth and glossy appearance |
| tease, fluff | ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect | |
| Broader | groom, neaten | care for one's external appearance |
| Spanish | desenmarañar, desenredar, peinar | |
| Catalan | pentinar | |
| Nouns | comb-out | the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb |
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