претъ́рсвам — meaning in English
pretarsvam
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English meaning
- comb noun A flat toothed tool used for untangling, styling, or holding hair in place.
- frisk verb To search someone by running your hands over their body and clothing, usually checking for hidden items.
- ransack verb To search a place thoroughly and roughly, often leaving it in disorder.
- rummage verb To search through something messily, moving things aside carelessly.
- scour verb To clean something thoroughly by rubbing it hard, often with an abrasive.
- search verb To look carefully in order to find someone or something.
- sweep verb To clean a surface by brushing dirt or debris away, usually with a broom.
Senses
претъ́рсвам is used for these senses in English:
- comb (transitive) To search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb.
- frisk (transitive) To search (someone) by feeling their body and clothing.
- ransack (transitive) To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray.
- rummage (intransitive) To hastily search for something in a confined space and among many items by carelessly turning things over or pushing things aside; dig through carelessly.
- scour (transitive) To search an area thoroughly.
- sweep (transitive) To search (a place) methodically.
- toothcomb (figurative) To search (something) thoroughly.
comb — full definition
- noun A flat toothed tool used for untangling, styling, or holding hair in place.
- noun The fleshy red crest on top of a rooster's or hen's head.
- noun The structure of six-sided wax cells bees build to store honey and raise their young; a honeycomb.
- verb To groom hair or fur with a comb.
- verb To search an area thoroughly and systematically.
frisk — full definition
- verb To search someone by running your hands over their body and clothing, usually checking for hidden items.
- verb To move about playfully; to skip or leap around.
- noun The act of searching someone by hand.