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In some senses, comb-out is marked as informal, slang, idiomatic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
comb-out
UK /ˈkəʊ̯mˌaʊ̯t/ US /ˈkoʊ̯mˌaʊ̯t/
noun 3
Definitions
noun
1
An act of combing out hair.
2
The identification and removal of someone or something.
3
The act of sorting out.
McCann and I took ten men each and made a systematic comb-out of the Gardens. Every sniper we found we shot out of hand.
I’d like to see a good comb-out up there, to catch out these sort of people.
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