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- DictionaryProbe/prōb/
noun
- 1. a blunt-ended surgical instrument used for exploring a wound or part of the body.
verb
- 1. physically explore or examine (something) with the hands or an instrument: "researchers probing the digestive glands of mollusks"
PROBE definition: 1. to try to discover information that other people do not want you to know, by asking questions…. Learn more.
The meaning of PROBE is a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity). How to use probe in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Probe.
Probe definition: to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely. See examples of PROBE used in a sentence.
9 meanings: 1. to search into or question closely 2. to examine (something) with or as if with a probe 3. something that.... Click for more definitions.
If you probe something, you investigate it thoroughly. If you go into business with someone, you might probe her finances to make sure that she has a good track record.
PROBE definition: 1. to ask a lot of questions in order to discover information about something or someone: 2. a…. Learn more.
[transitive] probe something to touch, examine, or look for something, especially with a long thin instrument The doctor probed the wound for signs of infection. Searchlights probed the night sky. See probe in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: probe. Definition of probe verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
probe (into something) (used especially in newspapers) a complete and careful investigation of something. a police probe into the financial affairs of the company; Arson probe after three die at home.
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.
to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely: to probe one's conscience. to examine or explore with or as if with an instrument: The dentist probed the offending tooth. She keeps probing her ear with a cotton swab.
