[prəʊb], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a blunt-ended surgical instrument used for exploring a wound or part of the body

- a thorough investigation into a crime or other matter
(e.g: a probe into city hall corruption)

- an unmanned exploratory spacecraft designed to transmit information about its environment

- a projecting device for engaging in a drogue, either on an aircraft for use in in-flight refuelling or on a spacecraft for use in docking with another craft


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from late Latin proba ‘proof’ (in medieval Latin ‘examination’), from Latin probare ‘to test’. The verb dates from the mid 17th century

[prəʊb], (Verb)

Definitions:
- physically explore or examine (something) with the hands or an instrument
(e.g: hands probed his body from top to bottom)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from late Latin proba ‘proof’ (in medieval Latin ‘examination’), from Latin probare ‘to test’. The verb dates from the mid 17th century