Comb
Comb verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.
Usage example: combed the library for the missing book
Hit
Hit verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Nearby Word: hitting
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The few hits it managed were tied to the studio's popular TV series 77 Sunset Strip; the soundtrack album sold well, and actor Edd Byrnes (who played the show's Breakout Character Kookie) had a fluke novelty hit with "Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)".
Source: Creator / Warner Bros. Records
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