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Probe meaning

What does “probe” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“probe” is a noun and verb with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities.

probe

noun

  1. an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

    “there was a congressional probe into the scandal”

    Synonymsinvestigation

  2. a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities

  3. an exploratory action or expedition

  4. an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity

verb

  1. question or examine thoroughly and closely

    Synonymsexamine

  2. examine physically with or as if with a probe

    “probe an anthill”

    Synonymsdig intopoke into

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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