Dictionary definition · probe
noun
- an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities"there was a congressional probe into the scandal"
- a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities
- an exploratory action or expedition
- an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity
verb
- question or examine thoroughly and closely
- examine physically with or as if with a probe"probe an anthill"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).