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probe

(pr/oU/b )

an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities(noun.cognition)

Example:
There was a congressional probe into the scandal.

Synonym:
investigation

source: wordnet30
a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
an exploratory action or expedition(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
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)

Synonym:
examine

source: wordnet30
examine physically with or as if with a probe(verb.contact)

Example:
Probe an anthill.

Synonym:
dig into, poke into

source: wordnet30
To examine, as a wound, an ulcer, or some cavity of the body, with a probe.(verb)

source: webster1913

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