ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Probe', Synonyms of 'Probe' & More on 'Probe'

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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Dictionary Results for probe:

1. WordNet® 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]

2. 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.]
   [1913 Webster]
   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.
      [1913 Webster]

            The growing disposition to probe the legality of all
            acts, of the crown.                   --Hallam.
      [1913 Webster]

3. 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.
   [1913 Webster]

   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.
      [1913 Webster]

4. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018)

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].

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