probe

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Synonyms: prone, prose, prove, robe, prole, prore, proke, prome, probs, proba, proby

Antonyms: prone, prose, prove, robe, prole, prore, proke, prome, probs, proba, proby

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|surgery}} Any of various medical [[instrument]]s used to explore wounds, organs, etc. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|figuratively}} Something which [[penetrate]]s something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
3. An act of [[probing]]; a [[prod]], a [[poke]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|figuratively}} An [[investigation]] or [[inquiry]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
5. {{lb|en|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.}}
6. {{lb|en|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.}}
7. {{lb|en|space flight}} A small, usually [[uncrewed]], [[spacecraft]] used to acquire [[information]] or measurements about its surroundings. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
8. {{lb|en|game of go}} A move with multiple possible answers, seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy.
9. {{lb|en|biochemistry}} Any group of atoms or molecules radioactively labeled in order to study a given molecule or other structure.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[explore]], [[investigate]], [[question#Verb|question]], [[test#Verb|test]], or [[prove#Verb|prove]]<!--as in "[[proving ground]]" or "[[proof mark]]"-->.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To insert a probe into.

Proper noun

1. A [[model]] of [[Ford]] [[automobile]].

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