To Comb

1. (transitive, especially of hair or fur) To groom with a toothed implement; chiefly with a comb.
2. (transitive) To separate choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.
3. (transitive) To search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb.
4. (nautical, intransitive) To roll over, as the top or crest of a wave; to break with a white foam, as waves.
5. (naval, transitive) To turn a vessel into (the track of) (a torpedo) so as to reduce one's size as a target.