Probe - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- an exploratory action or expedition
- an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity
verb
- examine physically with or as if with a probe (syn: poke into)
Extra examples
The FBI probe did not produce any new evidence.
...a congressional probe into the accusations...
His questions made it clear he was probing for information.
He didn't like the police probing into his past.
He didn't like the police probing him about his past.
The doctor probed the wound with his finger.
Searchers probed the mud with long poles.
She probed the files for evidence that would help the investigation.
Probing into my bad tooth with my tongue, I could feel the enlarged hole.
The mystery of the missing woman has been probed into by police, but without result.
I don't want to probe too deeply into your personal affairs.
Police probed claims that he had sold drugs.
Jules probed the mud gingerly with a stick.
...a probe that will travel into the furthermost reaches of deep space...
DNA probe assay
Word forms
I/you/we/they: probe
he/she/it: probes
present participle: probing
past tense: probed
past participle: probed
singular: probe
plural: probes
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