backcomb
verb/ˈbækkəʊm/
/ˈbækkəʊm/
(British English) (North American English tease)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they backcomb | /ˈbækkəʊm/ /ˈbækkəʊm/ |
| he / she / it backcombs | /ˈbækkəʊmz/ /ˈbækkəʊmz/ |
| past simple backcombed | /ˈbækkəʊmd/ /ˈbækkəʊmd/ |
| past participle backcombed | /ˈbækkəʊmd/ /ˈbækkəʊmd/ |
| -ing form backcombing | /ˈbækkəʊmɪŋ/ /ˈbækkəʊmɪŋ/ |
- backcomb something to comb your hair in the opposite direction to the way it grows so that it looks thickerTopics Appearancec2
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