English dictionary

probe

/pr/oU/b/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

noun.cognition

Examples
There was a congressional probe into the scandal.

Synonyms investigation

Source: WordNet 3.0
a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
an exploratory action or expedition

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
An instrument for examining the depth or other circumstances of a wound, ulcer, or cavity, or the direction of a sinus, of for exploring for bullets, for stones in the bladder, etc.

noun

Source: webster1913

question or examine thoroughly and closely

verb.communication

Synonyms examine

Source: WordNet 3.0
examine physically with or as if with a probe

verb.contact

Examples
Probe an anthill.

Synonyms dig into poke into

Source: WordNet 3.0
To examine, as a wound, an ulcer, or some cavity of the body, with a probe.

verb

Source: webster1913