n. 25B6; verb
she combed her hair : GROOM, brush, untangle, smooth, straighten, neaten, tidy, arrange; curry.
the wool was combed : SEPARATE, dress, card, tease, hackle, heckle.
police combed the area : SEARCH, scour, explore, sweep, probe, hunt through, forage through, poke about/around in, go over, go over with a fine-tooth comb; leave no stone unturned.