probe
noun
[ prəʊb ]
• a blunt-ended surgical instrument used for exploring a wound or part of the body.
• a thorough investigation into a crime or other matter.
• "a probe into city hall corruption"
Similar:
investigation,
inquiry,
examination,
scrutiny,
inquest,
exploration,
study,
research,
analysis,
scrutinization,
• an unmanned exploratory spacecraft designed to transmit information about its environment.
• a projecting device for engaging in a drogue, either on an aircraft for use in in-flight refuelling or on a spacecraft for use in docking with another craft.
probe
verb
• physically explore or examine (something) with the hands or an instrument.
• "hands probed his body from top to bottom"
Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from late Latin proba ‘proof’ (in medieval Latin ‘examination’), from Latin probare ‘to test’. The verb dates from the mid 17th century.
