Definitions for Probe
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 4 votes

1. probe, investigationnoun

   an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

   "there was a congressional probe into the scandal"

2. probenoun

   a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities

3. probenoun

   an exploratory action or expedition

4. probeverb

   an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity

5. probe, examineverb

   question or examine thoroughly and closely

6. probe, dig into, poke intoverb

   examine physically with or as if with a probe

   "probe an anthill"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. probenoun

   Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs etc.

2. probenoun

   Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information.

3. probenoun

   An act of probing; a prod, a poke.

4. probenoun

   An investigation or inquiry.

   They launched a probe into the cause of the accident.

5. probenoun

   A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling.

6. probenoun

   A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it.

   Insert the probe into the soil and read the temperature.

7. probenoun

   A small, usually unmanned, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings.

8. probenoun

   a move with multiple answers seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy

9. probeverb

   To explore, investigate, or question

   If you probe further, you may discover different reasons.

10. probeverb

    To insert a probe into.

11. Probenoun

    a model of Ford automobile

12. Etymology: For verb: probare, from probus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Probenoun

   A slender wire by which surgeons search the depth of wounds.

   Etymology: from probo, Lat.

   I made search with a probe. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

2. To Probeverb

   To search; to try by an instrument.

   Etymology: probo, Lat.

   Nothing can be more painful, than to probe and search a purulent old sore to the bottom. Robert South, Sermons.

   He’d raise a blush, where secret vice he found;
   And tickle, while he gently prob’d the wound. Dryden.

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1. probe

   A probe generally refers to an investigative device used to explore, examine, or gather information. It can denotatively refer to a physical tool or instrument used in science, technology, or medicine for obtaining data. Alternatively, it can also refer to an inquiry, investigation, or test designed to obtain certain facts for examination, diagnosis, or scrutiny. Additionally, in the context of space exploration, a probe is a robotic spacecraft sent to observe and collect data from celestial bodies.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Probeverb

   to examine, as a wound, an ulcer, or some cavity of the body, with a probe

2. Probeverb

   fig.: to search to the bottom; to scrutinize or examine thoroughly

3. Probenoun

   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

4. Etymology: [L. probare to try, examine. See Prove.]

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1. Probe

   Probe Profiles was a Philippine public affairs program being aired on ABS-CBN and on its sister cable channel, the ANC. It is hosted by Cheche Lazaro and is produced by Probe Productions Inc., under a joint co-production agreement with ABS-CBN. The show, considered as the pioneer television news-magazine in the Philippines, started airing in 1987 on ABS-CBN, with Lazaro, Maria Ressa, and Luchi Cruz-Valdez at the helm. After nine months, it moved to GMA Network as a blocktimer. It was in GMA where The Probe Team had its longest run in its history. The show recently ended on June 30, 2010.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Probe

   prōb, n. a proof or trial: a long, thin instrument for examining a wound, &c.: that which tries or probes.—v.t. to examine with or as with a probe: to examine thoroughly.—n.pl. Probe′-sciss′ors, scissors used to open wounds, the blade having a button at the end. [L. probāre, to prove.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. probe

   In information operations, any attempt to gather information about an automated information system or its on-line users. See also information; information operations; information system.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. probe

   A surgical sounder.--To probe. To inquire thoroughly into a matter.

Matched Categories

1. • Exploration
   • Inquiry
   • Investigate
   • Surgical Instrument

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Probe' in Nouns Frequency: #2513

Anagrams for Probe »

1. rebop

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Probe in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Probe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Probe in a Sentence

1. Doug Collins:

   Democrats on the committee are planning on voting on how the investigation is defined, through a resolution that would set the boundaries of the probe, Politico reported. Doug Collins pointed out what Doug Collins believes are problems with how Democrats have conducted their investigation, claiming that they have acted outside the boundaries of House rules and may have made misrepresentations in court filings. They have portrayed themselves in just a terrible way over the last eight months and they keep digging their hole.

2. Ray Jayawardhana:

   Half a century later, returning to the moon is overdue, i would hope that it is a sustained effort, a long-term national commitment, one that also involves international partnerships and public-private collaborations. A multidimensional lunar program would be quite exciting. Apollo 11 landed on the moon five years after the first American robotic probe reached the surface. And this is an ambitious goal in the foreseeable future that rallies science, technology and the human spirit together.

3. James Anderson:

   They periodically ratchet up the pressure to pressure Taiwan, to pressure the United States and to probe weaknesses, to test our resolve, and probably the proximate cause of the most recent escalation and probing has to do with our sloppy and unfortunate disaster with respect to the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

4. Mike Pompeo:

   What we objected to was the demands that were put that deeply violate fundamental principles of the separation of powers, they contacted State Department employees directly and told them not to contact legal counsel at State Department. Lawmakers from theForeign Affairs, Intelligence and Oversight committees moved forward with testimony from their first key witness Thursday --- former U.S. envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker, who resigned last week after receiving word his name had surfaced in the whistleblower complaint. Text messages released by Kurt Volker to Congress show U.S. officials involved with Ukraine arguing internally last month over whether Trump was engaged in a quid pro quo. Fox News on Friday also obtained Kurt Volker prepared testimony, in whichhe details Kurt Volker interactions with Rudy Giuliani lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who was probing whether Burisma had sought to garner influence with Joe Biden by paying high fees to Joe Biden son. A memorandum of the July 25 call between Rudy Giuliani and Zelensky released last month showed that while Rudy Giuliani sought a Ukrainian probe into the Joe Biden family, Rudy Giuliani did not explicitly use the $ 400 million in military aid as leverage. Trumptweeted Thursday that Rudy Giuliani had an.

5. Ramzan Kadyrov:

   The people of the Chechen Republic are asking why the probe was canceled, if it was based on suspicions of deliberate killing.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Probe
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Probe
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Probe
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Probe
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Probe
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Probe
8. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Probe