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probe
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[ verb ] question or examine thoroughly and closely
Synonyms Used in print (Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)Observations of the radio_emission of a planet which has an extensive atmosphere will probe the atmosphere to_a_greater_extent than those using shorter wave_lengths and should in some cases give otherwise unobtainable information about the characteristics of the solid surface . (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)The more I probed into this young_man 's activities and character , the less savory I found him . Related terms |
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[ verb ] examine physically with or as if with a probe
Examples "probe an anthill" Used in print (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)There was only one way to accomplish this : by design , by drawing diagrams and sketches in which he probed the remotest corner of his mind for creative ideas to carry his concept . (Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)They were climbing the hill in the night when the headlights abruptly probed solid blackness , became two parallel luminous tubes which broadened out into a faint mist of light and ended . |
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[ noun ] an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
Synonyms Examples "there was a congressional probe into the scandal" Related terms |
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[ noun ] an exploratory action or expedition
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[ noun ] (medicine,surgery) a flexible slender surgical instrument used to explore wounds or body cavities
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[ noun ] an investigation conducted using a probe instrument
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