WHAT DOES probe mean?

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Answer 1

It can be a verb or a noun.  See dictionary definitions below.

     2probe  

Function:

    verb

Inflected Form(s):

    probed; prob·ing

Date:

    1649

transitive verb 1 : to search into and explore very thoroughly : subject to a penetrating investigation 2 : to examine with a probe <unmanned vehicles probed space> intransitive verb : to make a searching exploratory investigation

synonyms see enter

— prob·er noun

   1probe Listen to the pronunciation of 1probe

Pronunciation:

    \ˈprōb\

Function:

    noun

Etymology:

    Medieval Latin proba examination, from Latin probare

Date:

    1580

1: a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)2 a: any of various testing devices or substances: as (1): a pointed metal tip for making electrical contact with a circuit element being checked (2): a usually small object that is inserted into something so as to test conditions at a given point (3): a device used to penetrate or send back information especially from outer space or a celestial body (4): a device (as an ultrasound generator) or a substance (as radioactively labeled DNA) used to obtain specific information for diagnostic or experimental purposes b: a pipe on the receiving airplane thrust into the drogue of the delivering airplane in air refueling3 a: the action of probing b: a penetrating or critical investigation c: a tentative exploratory advance or survey

Answer 2

Probe is like poke, but doing it inside something to examine it.