verb
probes; probed; probing
to ask a lot of questions in order to find secret or hidden information about someone or something [no obj]
[+ obj] to touch or reach into (something) by using your finger, a long tool, etc., in order to see or find something
to look into or examine (something) carefully
noun
plural probes
[count] a careful examination or investigation of something
a thin, long instrument that is used especially for examining parts of the body
space probe