probe

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probe

The surgeon gently inserts a probe into the wound to assess its depth.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A slender surgical instrument: A flexible medical tool, typically with a blunt end, used by doctors to gently explore a wound or body cavity to assess its depth or condition.
    • A thorough investigation: A systematic and often official inquiry into something complex, hidden, or questionable to uncover facts.
    • A exploratory device or action: Any device or mission designed to gather information from an inaccessible or unknown environment, such as a space probe.

  2. Verb:

    • To physically explore with a tool: To examine a wound, cavity, or substance by gently inserting or using a slender instrument.
    • To investigate or examine thoroughly: To ask searching questions or conduct a detailed inquiry to discover hidden information or truth.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The surgeon used a sterile probe to assess the depth of the wound.
    • The journalist's probe into corporate corruption revealed shocking details.
    • NASA launched a space probe to study the atmosphere of Jupiter.

  • Verb:

    • The dentist probed the cavity to check for decay.
    • The committee probed the financial records for any evidence of fraud.
    • She probed his motives for helping, suspecting there was more to the story.
Advanced Usage

  • "To probe the limits of something": To test or explore the boundaries or extremes of a concept, ability, or law.

    • The new research probes the limits of human endurance.

  • "A probing question": A question that is insightful and designed to elicit detailed or revealing information.

    • The interviewer asked a series of probing questions about his past decisions.
Variants and Related Words

  • Prober (n): A person or thing that probes.

    • The device is an effective prober of underground structures.

  • Unprobed (adj): Not having been investigated or explored.

    • The theory remains unprobed due to a lack of data.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Investigation): Inquiry, examination, scrutiny.
  • Verb (Investigate): Examine, scrutinize, delve into, investigate.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Probe" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meaning is typically conveyed alone or with prepositions like "into.") - Probe into: To investigate something thoroughly. - The auditors will probe into the company's tax filings.

Related Idioms
  • "The probe of conscience": A deep, introspective examination of one's own motives or morality. (This is a more literary use).
    • He underwent a painful probe of conscience after the incident.
probe

The surgeon gently inserts a probe into the wound to assess its depth.

Noun
  1. an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity
  2. an exploratory action or expedition
  3. a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities
  4. an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
    • there was a congressional probe into the scandal
Verb
  1. examine physically with or as if with a probe
    • probe an anthill
  2. question or examine thoroughly and closely

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