Comb and Hit

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 and comb are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hit" instead a verb "Comb".

Nearby Words: combo, combed, comber, combing, combe

Hit

Hit verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.

Comb and hit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Comb" instead a verb "Hit".

Nearby Word: hitting

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

area comb area hit area
ground comb ground hit ground
time comb time hit time
key comb key hit key
Other words: ball, ship, planet.

Both words in one sentence

  • Creator / Warner Bros. Records 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)".
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