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peinar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • comb noun A flat toothed tool used for untangling, styling, or holding hair in place.
  • scour verb To clean something thoroughly by rubbing it hard, often with an abrasive.
  • sweep verb To clean a surface by brushing dirt or debris away, usually with a broom.
  • tease verb To poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.

Senses

peinar is used for these senses in English:

  • comb (transitive, especially of hair or fur) To groom with a toothed implement, especially a comb.
  • scour (transitive) To search an area thoroughly.
  • sweep (transitive) To search (a place) methodically.
  • tease (transitive) To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material).
  • tease (transitive) To backcomb.
  • tease (transitive) To provoke or disturb; to annoy.

comb — full definition

  1. noun A flat toothed tool used for untangling, styling, or holding hair in place.
  2. noun The fleshy red crest on top of a rooster's or hen's head.
  3. noun The structure of six-sided wax cells bees build to store honey and raise their young; a honeycomb.
  4. verb To groom hair or fur with a comb.
  5. verb To search an area thoroughly and systematically.

scour — full definition

  1. verb To clean something thoroughly by rubbing it hard, often with an abrasive.
  2. verb To search an area or source thoroughly for something.
  3. noun A channel or hollow cut into the ground by fast-moving water.

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