1. Investigate thoroughly to see if true
   "The journalist probed the politician's claims about the scandal";
   - examine
    
2. Examine physically with or as if with a probe
   "probe an anthill";
   - dig into, poke into

1. An inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
   "there was a congressional probe into the scandal";
   - investigation
    
2. An exploratory action or expedition
   "The space agency's probe of the distant planet yielded fascinating data"
    
3. A flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities
   "The surgeon carefully inserted the probe to examine the extent of the injury"
    
4. An investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity
   "The doctor used a probe to examine the extent of the internal injury"
    
5. An unmanned spacecraft designed to explore space and gather scientific data
   "The space probe sent back stunning images of distant planets";
   - space probe

Derived forms: probed, probing, probes

Type of: enquiry [Brit, Cdn], exploration, guided missile, inquiry, investigate, look into, penetrate, pierce, research, surgical instrument

Encyclopedia: Probe, John