backcomb
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backcomb
(ˈbækˌkəʊm)vb
(Hairdressing & Grooming) to comb the under layers of (the hair) towards the roots to give more bulk to a hairstyle. Also: tease
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backcomb
Past participle: backcombed
Gerund: backcombing
| Imperative |
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| backcomb |
| backcomb |
| Present |
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| I backcomb |
| you backcomb |
| he/she/it backcombs |
| we backcomb |
| you backcomb |
| they backcomb |
| Preterite |
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| I backcombed |
| you backcombed |
| he/she/it backcombed |
| we backcombed |
| you backcombed |
| they backcombed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am backcombing |
| you are backcombing |
| he/she/it is backcombing |
| we are backcombing |
| you are backcombing |
| they are backcombing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have backcombed |
| you have backcombed |
| he/she/it has backcombed |
| we have backcombed |
| you have backcombed |
| they have backcombed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was backcombing |
| you were backcombing |
| he/she/it was backcombing |
| we were backcombing |
| you were backcombing |
| they were backcombing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had backcombed |
| you had backcombed |
| he/she/it had backcombed |
| we had backcombed |
| you had backcombed |
| they had backcombed |
| Future |
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| I will backcomb |
| you will backcomb |
| he/she/it will backcomb |
| we will backcomb |
| you will backcomb |
| they will backcomb |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have backcombed |
| you will have backcombed |
| he/she/it will have backcombed |
| we will have backcombed |
| you will have backcombed |
| they will have backcombed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be backcombing |
| you will be backcombing |
| he/she/it will be backcombing |
| we will be backcombing |
| you will be backcombing |
| they will be backcombing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been backcombing |
| you have been backcombing |
| he/she/it has been backcombing |
| we have been backcombing |
| you have been backcombing |
| they have been backcombing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been backcombing |
| you will have been backcombing |
| he/she/it will have been backcombing |
| we will have been backcombing |
| you will have been backcombing |
| they will have been backcombing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been backcombing |
| you had been backcombing |
| he/she/it had been backcombing |
| we had been backcombing |
| you had been backcombing |
| they had been backcombing |
| Conditional |
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| I would backcomb |
| you would backcomb |
| he/she/it would backcomb |
| we would backcomb |
| you would backcomb |
| they would backcomb |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have backcombed |
| you would have backcombed |
| he/she/it would have backcombed |
| we would have backcombed |
| you would have backcombed |
| they would have backcombed |
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Translations
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backcomb
back-comb [ˈbækkəʊm] vt (British) [+ hair] → crêper back copy n [magazine, newspaper] → vieux numéro mback country backcountry [ˈbækkʌntri] (US) nthe back country → la campagne f profonde
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