a flat piece of plastic, wood, or metal with a thin row of long, narrow parts along one side, used to tidy and arrange your hair

a small comb-shaped object that women put in their hair to hold their hair away from their face or for decoration

a soft, red, growth on a chicken's head

to tidy your hair using a comb

She combed her hair and put on some lipstick. 她梳好头发，抹了点口红。

I've been trying to comb out (= remove using a comb) the knots in her hair. 我一直想把她头发上的结梳开。

to search a place or an area very carefully in order to find something

The police combed the whole area for evidence. 警方为了寻找证据搜遍了整个地区。

Investigators combed through the wreckage. 调查人员在残骸中认真搜寻。