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To physically feel, especially by prodding or poking
“To him, everybody looked like some twisted alien, with long spindly arms that would probe every part of his body, and he didn't want anything to do with them.”
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To explore or search over an area
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“Now oceanographers and geologists have better instruments than ever before to probe the depths of the sea.”
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To investigate or enquire into someone or something closely
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“Moreover, the party has formed a special task force to probe the matter.”
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To pry into someone else's private business or life
“I finished the interview only to find at least a dozen women with plunging necklines and Cartier wedding rings trying to probe my personal life.”
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To ask (typically interrogative) questions about
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“I am glad that in this Assembly we can bring the Minister along and ask him as many questions as we want to ask him and probe him about this matter.”
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(in a place) To look thoroughly for something
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To physically penetrate or bore through a surface
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To test the look or fit of (a garment) by wearing it
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To search determinedly for someone or something
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To search for something, typically information
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To overanalyze or think too much about a subject or issue
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To enter or gain access to a place or system, typically forcefully or unlawfully
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To be about
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To gain access or entry into
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(computing) To pass a set of instructions to a database to retrieve data from it
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Inquiries, investigations, or polls conducted to gather information or opinions
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Plural for a thorough investigation into a crime or other matter
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“He says he has not discussed the issue of protecting any company or individual from the Joint Investigating Team's probe into the arms deal with anyone.”
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(someone or something) Plural for the act of trying to find or looking for
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Plural for a remote-controlled device designed for space exploration and research
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Plural for appendages for sensing, usually on insects or electronics
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Plural for a component that can transmit electricity, heat, light or sound
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Plural for any slender, pointed object resembling a needle
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Plural for to act of going deeply into something, sometimes figuratively
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