Webster's English Dictionary

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probe

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1. probe \'pro-b\ n [ML proba examination, fr. L probare] 1: a slender 
   surgical instrument for examining a cavity  2a: a pointed metal tip for 
   making electrical contact with a circuit elemen t being checked 2b: a 
   device used to penetrate or send back information from outer space  2c: a 
   pipe on the receiving airplane thrust into the drogue of the deliveri ng 
   airplane in air refueling 3a: the action of probing  3b: a penetrating 
   investigation  3c: a tentative exploratory advance or survey 
2. probe vt 1: to examine with a probe  2: to investigate thoroughly  : to 
   make an exploratory investigation  - prober n