[syn: probe, dig into, poke into]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Probe \Probe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Probed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Probing.] [L. probare to try, examine. See Prove.]
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1. To examine, as a wound, an ulcer, or some cavity of the
body, with a probe.
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2. Fig.: to search to the bottom; to scrutinize or examine
thoroughly. --Dryden.
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The growing disposition to probe the legality of all
acts, of the crown. --Hallam.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Probe \Probe\, n. (Surg.)
An instrument for examining the depth or other circumstances
of a wound, ulcer, or cavity, or the direction of a sinus, of
for exploring for bullets, for stones in the bladder, etc.
--Parr.
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Probe scissors, or Probe-pointed scissors (Surg.),
scissors used to open wounds, the blade of which, to be
thrust into the orifice, has a button at the end.
--Wiseman.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
probe
n 1: an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities;
"there was a congressional probe into the scandal" [syn:
probe, 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
v 1: question or examine thoroughly and closely [syn: probe,
examine]
2: examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an
anthill" [syn: probe, dig into, poke into]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
Probe
An object-oriented logic language based on ObjVlisp.
["Proposition d'une Extension Objet Minimale pour Prolog",
Actes du Sem Prog en Logique, Tregastel (May 1987),
pp. 483-506].