Probe - Definition

n 1: an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities;
"there was a congressional probe into the scandal" [syn:
probe, investigation]
2: a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that
is used to explore wounds or body cavities
3: an exploratory action or expedition
4: an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical
instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity
v 1: question or examine thoroughly and closely [syn: probe,
examine]
2: examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an
anthill" [syn: probe, dig into, poke into]