probe
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
there was a congressional probe into the scandal
Types & categories
- inquiry hypernym
- fishing expedition hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
question or examine thoroughly and closely
Types & categories
- look into hypernym
- enquire hyponym
- re-examine hyponym
- hear hyponym
Related & opposite
- testing derivation
- investigation derivation
- interrogatory derivation
- exam derivation
Sense 3 noun
a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities
Types & categories
- surgical instrument hypernym
Related & opposite
- dig into derivation
Sense 4 verb
examine physically with or as if with a probe
probe an anthill
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
an exploratory action or expedition
Types & categories
- exploration hypernym
Sense 6 noun
an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity
Types & categories
- research hypernym
Related & opposite
- dig into derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | enquire |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | probe |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | inquiry |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fishing expedition |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | testing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | investigation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | interrogatory |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | exam |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | look into |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | enquire |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | re-examine |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hear |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | dig into |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | surgical instrument |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | probe |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | probe |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | penetrate |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | gutter |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | exploration |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | dig into |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | research |