1untangle or arrange (the hair) by drawing a comb through it:she combed her hair and put some lipstick on (as adjective, with submodifier combed)neatly combed hair
(comb something out) remove something in the hair by drawing a comb through it:she combed the burrs out of the dog’s coat
2prepare (wool, flax, or cotton) for manufacture with a comb:the wool had been cleaned and combed (as adjective combed)the socks are made of soft combed cotton
3search carefully and systematically:police combed the area for the murder weapon [no object]:his mother combed through the cardboard boxes