PROBE

[noun] [C]A probe is an attempt to discover information.In their official probe into malpractice, federal officials have found evidence of corruption within the company.(specialized) A probe is also a long thin metal tool used by doctors to examine inside someone.(specialized) A probe is also a device that is put inside something to test or record information.Scientists inserted a probe into the muscle of the fish in order to measure its body temperature.Probe is also another word for space probe.See at space (BEYOND EARTH).