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    probe
    /prəʊb/

    noun

    • 1. a blunt-ended surgical instrument used for exploring a wound or part of the body.
    • 2. a thorough investigation into a crime or other matter: "a probe into city hall corruption"

    verb

    • 1. physically explore or examine (something) with the hands or an instrument: "hands probed his body from top to bottom" Similar examinefeelfeel aroundexplore

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROBE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PROBE definition: 1. to try to discover information that other people do not want you to know, by asking questions…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › probeProbe Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › probePROBE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Probe definition: to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely. See examples of PROBE used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPROBE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › probeProbe - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    noun. an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities. “there was a congressional probe into the scandal” synonyms: investigation. see more. types: fishing expedition. type of: enquiry, inquiry, research. verb. examine physically with or as if with a probe.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › probeProbe - definition of probe by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of probe – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

    PROBE definition: 1. to ask a lot of questions in order to discover information about something or someone: 2. a…. Learn more.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishprobe noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    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.

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › probesPROBE Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Probe definition: to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely. See examples of PROBE used in a sentence.

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › probeprobe - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 15, 2024 · probe (plural probes) Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc. [from 15th c.] (comedy, fiction) An anal probe, a fictional instrument commonly used by aliens on abducted humans.