probe

  1. Proper noun.  a model of Ford automobile.
  2. Noun.  (surgery) Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs etc. (defdate, from 15th c.) .
  3. Noun.  (figuratively) Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information. (defdate, from 17th c.) .
  4. Noun.  An act of probing; a prod, a poke. (defdate, from 19th c.) .
  5. Noun.  (figuratively) An investigation or inquiry. (defdate, from 20th c.) .
  6. Noun.  (aeronautics) A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling. (defdate, from 20th c.) .
  7. Noun.  (sciences) A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it. (defdate, from 20th c.) .
  8. Noun.  (astronautics) A small, usually unmanned, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings. (defdate, from 20th c.) .
  9. Noun.  (game of go) a move with multiple answers seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy.
  10. Verb.  (transitive, intransitive) To explore, investigate, or question.
  11. Verb.  (transitive) To insert a probe into.

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