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Probe

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Noun

1. investigation, probe

an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

Example Sentences:
'there was a congressional probe into the scandal'

2. probe

a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities

3. probe

an exploratory action or expedition

4. probe

an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity

Verb

5. examine, probe

question or examine thoroughly and closely

6. dig into, poke into, probe

examine physically with or as if with a probe

Example Sentences:
'probe an anthill'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Probe

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verb
1. (transitive)
to search into or question closely
2. 
to examine (something) with or as if with a probe
noun
3. 
something that probes, examines, or tests
4. surgery
a slender and usually flexible instrument for exploring a wound, sinus, etc
5. 
a thorough inquiry, such as one by a newspaper into corrupt practices
6. electronics
a lead connecting to or containing a measuring or monitoring circuit used for testing
7. electronics
a conductor inserted into a waveguide or cavity resonator to provide coupling to an external circuit
8. 
any of various devices that provide a coupling link, esp a flexible tube extended from an aircraft to link it with another so that it can refuel
9.  space probe

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Probe

see synonyms of probe
noun
1. 
a slender, blunt surgical instrument for exploring a wound or the like
2. 
the act of probing
3. 
a searching examination
; specif.,
a.  US
an investigation, as by a legislative committee, into corruption, etc.
b. 
an exploratory advance or patrol
4.  US
an instrumented spacecraft for exploring the upper atmosphere, space, or a celestial body in order to get information about the environment, physical properties, etc.
5. 
any of various devices, as a Pitot tube or electrode, inserted into an environment for measuring, testing, etc.
verb transitiveWord forms: probed or ˈprobing
6. 
to explore (a wound, etc.) with a probe
7. 
to investigate or examine with great thoroughness
verb intransitive
8. 
to search; investigate

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Probe

see synonyms of probe
n.
1.
a. A slender, flexible surgical instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity.
b. An electrode or other device that can be placed inside something to take and convey measurements.
c. A substance, such as DNA, that is radioactively labeled or otherwise marked and used to detect or identify another substance in a sample.
d. A space probe.
2.
a. An exploratory action or expedition, especially one designed to investigate and obtain information on a remote or unknown region: the scouts' probe of enemy territory.
b. The act of exploring or searching with a device or instrument: the surgeon's probe of the clogged artery.
c. An investigation into unfamiliar matters or questionable activities; a penetrating inquiry: a congressional probe into price fixing; a reporter's probe into a public figure's past. See Synonyms at inquiry.
v. probed, prob·ing, probes
v.tr.
1.
a. To penetrate or explore physically, especially with a probe, in order to find or discover something: "Chimpanzees use a variety of tools to probe termite mounds" (Virginia Morell).
b. To investigate by means of a chemical probe.
2.
a. To make an inquiry about (something); investigate or examine: probed the impact of technology on social behavior.
b. To subject (a person) to questioning; interrogate.
v.intr.
1. To make a physical search, especially by penetrating with a probe: birds probing in the sand for clams.
2. To pose questions or conduct an investigation: The police are probing into what really happened.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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