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1. Investigate thoroughly to see if true
   - 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. A flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities
    
3. An exploratory action or expedition
    
4. An investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity

Derived forms: probes, probed, probing

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

Encyclopedia: Probe, John