comb out

comb out

vb (tr, adverb)

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) to remove (tangles or knots) from (the hair) with a comb

2. to isolate and remove for a purpose

3. to survey carefully; examine systematically

n comb-out

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) an act of combing out

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	comb out - remove unwanted elements; "The company weeded out the incompetent people"; "The new law weeds out the old inequities" weed out get rid of, remove - dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"
	2.	comb out - smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool" comb, disentangle sleek down, slick down, slick - give a smooth and glossy appearance; "slick one's hair" fluff, tease - ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect neaten, groom - care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed"

Translations

? comb out

vt sep

hair → auskämmen

mistakes → ausmerzen; useless stuff → aussortieren