probe
Nouns
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(n) an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
- there was a congressional probe into the scandal
- (n) a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities
- (n) an exploratory action or expedition
- (n) an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity
Verbs
- (v) question or examine thoroughly and closely examine,
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(v) examine physically with or as if with a probe
- probe an anthill