ALL meanings of combing
comb
C c - noun combing a toothed strip of plastic, hard rubber, bone, wood, or metal, used for arranging the hair, untangling it, or holding it in place. 1
- noun combing a currycomb. 1
- noun combing any comblike instrument, object, or formation. 1
- noun combing the fleshy, more or less serrated outgrowth on the head of certain gallinaceous birds, especially the domestic fowl. 1
- noun combing something resembling or suggesting this, as the crest of a wave. 1
- noun combing a honeycomb, or any similar group of cells. 1
- noun combing Present participle of comb. 1
- noun combing a machine for separating choice cotton or wool fibers from noil. 1
- noun combing a comblike instrument for imparting a grainlike finish to a painted surface. 1
- noun combing Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a ridge of a roof. 1
- noun combing a series of springlike prongs projecting from a spine, usually of plastic, for making a loose-leaf binding. 1
- noun combing a trowel having a notched edge for applying adhesives in setting tiles or the like. 1
- noun combing Armor. a ridge along the top of a helmet, especially of the morion. 1
- noun combing Masonry. drag (def 31). 1
- noun combing the upper edge of the buttstock of a rifle or shotgun. 1
- verb with object combing to arrange or adorn (the hair) with a comb. 1
- verb with object combing to use (something) in the manner of a comb: She was slowly combing her fingers through her hair. 1
- verb with object combing to remove (anything undesirable) with or as if with a comb: She combed the snarls out of her hair. They combed the cowards from the group. 1
- verb with object combing to search everywhere in: He combed the files for the missing letter. 1
- verb with object combing to separate (textile fibers) with a comb. 1
- verb with object combing to scrape with or as with a comb. 1
- verb with object combing to sweep across; rake: High winds combed the seacoast. 1
- verb without object combing to roll over or break at the crest, as a wave. 1
- noun combing The act by which something is combed. 0