noun A formal investigation into a matter, often one involving wrongdoing.
- The council ordered a probe into how the money for the new bridge was spent.
- A police probe is under way after the charity's funds went missing.
- Authorities launched a probe into the company's accounting practices.
noun A slender instrument used to explore a wound, cavity, or piece of equipment.
- The engineer pushed a thin probe into the engine to look for a blockage.
- The dentist gently touched the tooth with a small probe.
- The doctor used a thin metal probe to check the depth of the wound.
noun An uncrewed spacecraft sent to gather information about a distant location.
- The probe traveled for years before it reached the edge of the solar system.
- Engineers on Earth sent new instructions to the probe orbiting a distant moon.
- The space probe sent back the first close-up images of the planet's surface.
verb To investigate or examine something closely, often to uncover hidden information.
- The inspector probed the manager about the missing paperwork.
- She gently probed her friend to find out why he seemed so upset.
- Reporters probed deeper into the senator's finances.
