probe
/pɹoʊb/noun, verb1 syllable
Probe means: examine physically with or as if with a probe.
Synonyms for probe6
noun, as in an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
verb, as in examine physically with or as if with a probe
verb, as in question or examine thoroughly and closely
What does probe mean?6
verb
examine physically with or as if with a probe“probe an anthill”
question or examine thoroughly and closely
noun
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities“there was a congressional probe into the scandal”
a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities
an exploratory action or expedition
an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with probe?3
Probe in a sentence
- Under the moon's layer of ice, a submarine probe scooted through the water ocean.nonong
- Investigators are running a probe into what caused the crash.CK
- The ship moved into position to intercept the space probe.Amastan
- Karl was controlling a mechanical arm to catch the space probe.Amastan
- The probe is ready to be launched into space.Amastan
- No food probe thermometer was present in the facility.frpzzd
- Space probes send back data from the far reaches of the solar system.Igider
- I dare not probe too deeply, lest I uncover the awful truth!kebukebu
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of probe
as a noun
- plural
- probes
as a verb
- past tense
- probed
- present participle
- probing
- third-person singular
- probes
- past participle
- probed