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probe

/pɹəʊb/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
  2. Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information.
  3. An act of probing; a prod, a poke.
  4. An investigation or inquiry.
  5. A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling.
  6. A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it.
  7. To explore, investigate, or question
  8. To insert a probe into.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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