comb-out

== English == === Etymology === Deverbal from comb out. First attested in 1915–1920 (sense 1 and sense 2). First attested in 1940 (sense 3). === Pronunciation === enPR: kōm′out′ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkəʊ̯mˌaʊ̯t/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkoʊ̯mˌaʊ̯t/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkəʉ̯mˌæɔ̯t/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈkɐʉ̯mˌæʊ̯t/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈkomˌʌʊ̯t/ (India) IPA(key): /ˈkoːmˌawʈ/ Rhymes: -əʊmaʊt Hyphenation: comb-out === Noun === comb-out (countable and uncountable, plural comb-outs) An act of combing out hair. Synonym: teasing (informal, idiomatic) The identification and removal of someone or something. (slang, idiomatic) The act of sorting out. (clarification of this definition is needed) === References === === Further reading === “comb-out”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.