Tra từ comb - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

comb [comb combs combed combing] noun, verb BrE [kəʊm] NAmE [koʊm]
noun

1. countable a flat piece of plastic or metal with a row of thin teeth along one side, used for making your hair neat; a smaller version of this worn by women in their hair to hold it in place or as a decoration
•He just had time to wash his face and drag a comb through his hair before going out.
2. countable, usually singular the act of using a comb on your hair
•Your hair needs a good comb.
3. countable, uncountable = ↑honeycomb
4. countable the soft, red piece of flesh on the head of a male chicken
see with a fine-tooth comb at ↑fine-tooth comb _adj.

Word Origin:
Old English camb, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kam and German Kamm.

Example Bank:
•She ran a comb through her tangled hair.
•Your hair could do with a comb!
Derived: ↑comb something out

verb
1. transitive ~ sth to pull a comb through your hair in order to make it neat
•Don't forget to comb your hair!
•Her hair was neatly combed back.
2. transitive, intransitive to search sth carefully in order to find sb/sth
Syn: ↑scour
•~ sth I combed the shops looking for something to wear.
•~ sth for sb/sth The police combed the area for clues.
•~ through sth (for sb/sth) They combed through the files for evidence of fraud.
3. transitive ~ sth (technical)to make wool, cotton, etc. clean and straight using a special comb so that it can be used to make cloth
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English camb, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kam and German Kamm.

Example Bank:
•Don't forget to comb your hair.
•His hair was neatly combed back.