All 5 Uses

probe
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I Am the Cheese
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And he continued to spy, to probe, to watch ....T: And what did you find out, finally?†
Chpt 13

probe = to investigate; or an investigation; or an instrument used for investigation
Once in a while, he probes my memory for some lost fact, some overlooked detail that subsequent developments have made important.†
Chpt 25
He keeps probing for more information and I tell him there isn't any more, that I've held nothing back.
Chpt 25 *

probing = searching (investigating)
Her probing uncovered a green scarf, soft, wispy, the material so flimsy that it seemed like fog.†
Chpt 26

probing = investigating
The attendant is check —ing the oil in a car, probing around with the dipstick.†
Chpt 29

Definitions:

(1) (probe)
to investigate closely; or a tool or device used to explore, examine, or gather information
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)