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probe, v.
(probed, probes, probing)
freq. cnt. 9
more info question or examine thoroughly and closely
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

examine probe

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
The men %s the area for animals
The men %s for animals in the area

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym
more info examine physically with or as if with a probe
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

dig into poke into probe

sample sentences

"probe an anthill"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym