"comb out" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "combs out",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "combing out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "combed out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "combed out",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "comb out (third-person singular simple present combs out, present participle combing out, simple past and past participle combed out)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "73 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "73 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs formed with \"out\"",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "85 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I combed out the tangles in my hair. I combed them all out with that fancy comb that Ashley gave me.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "You have to comb out the dog's coat regularly. You need to comb all the tangles out of it.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To remove (something) by combing; to thoroughly comb (something); to thoroughly comb (something) so as to remove something else from it (such as tangles, dirt, or nits)."
      ],
      "id": "en-comb_out-en-verb-en:comb_thoroughly_or_remove_by_combing__literally",
      "links": [
        [
          "comb",
          "comb"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "literal",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, literal) To remove (something) by combing; to thoroughly comb (something); to thoroughly comb (something) so as to remove something else from it (such as tangles, dirt, or nits)."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "word": "comb through"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "word": "filter out"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "word": "sort out"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "word": "straighten out"
        }
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:comb thoroughly or remove by combing, literally"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The government combed out some people from the compulsory action.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "We've finally combed out this list by removing the newly ineligible people from it.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To winnow; for example, to exempt (someone) from a military draft by filtering them out of the list."
      ],
      "id": "en-comb_out-en-verb-en:winnow__figuratively",
      "links": [
        [
          "winnow",
          "winnow"
        ],
        [
          "filtering",
          "filter#Verb"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, figurative) To winnow; for example, to exempt (someone) from a military draft by filtering them out of the list."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:winnow, figuratively"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "comb out"
}

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    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs formed with \"out\"",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "combs out",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "combing out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "combed out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "combed out",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "comb out (third-person singular simple present combs out, present participle combing out, simple past and past participle combed out)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "comb through"
    },
    {
      "word": "filter out"
    },
    {
      "word": "sort out"
    },
    {
      "word": "straighten out"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I combed out the tangles in my hair. I combed them all out with that fancy comb that Ashley gave me.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "You have to comb out the dog's coat regularly. You need to comb all the tangles out of it.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To remove (something) by combing; to thoroughly comb (something); to thoroughly comb (something) so as to remove something else from it (such as tangles, dirt, or nits)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "comb",
          "comb"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "literal",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, literal) To remove (something) by combing; to thoroughly comb (something); to thoroughly comb (something) so as to remove something else from it (such as tangles, dirt, or nits)."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:comb thoroughly or remove by combing, literally"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The government combed out some people from the compulsory action.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "We've finally combed out this list by removing the newly ineligible people from it.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To winnow; for example, to exempt (someone) from a military draft by filtering them out of the list."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "winnow",
          "winnow"
        ],
        [
          "filtering",
          "filter#Verb"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, figurative) To winnow; for example, to exempt (someone) from a military draft by filtering them out of the list."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:winnow, figuratively"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "comb out"
}