To examine, as a wound, an ulcer, or some cavity of the body, with a probe.
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A channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; an eaves channel; an eaves trough.
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To perceive by the ear; to apprehend or take cognizance of by the ear; as, to hear sounds; to hear a voice; to hear one call.
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To ask a question; to seek for truth or information by putting queries.
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To follow up step by step by patient inquiry or observation; to trace or track mentally; to search into; to inquire and examine into with care and ac…
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To divide or separate, as one sort from another; to winnow; to sift; to pick out; -- frequently followed by out; as, to try out the wild corn from th…
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The act of exploring, penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of discovery, especially of geographical discovery; examination; as, the exploration…
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The act of inquiring; a seeking for information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
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To follow up step by step by patient inquiry or observation; to trace or track mentally; to search into; to inquire and examine into with care and ac…
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To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to effect an entrance into; to pierce; as, light penetrates darkness.
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To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument; to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to pierce or penetrate the surfa…
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Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; laborious or continued search after truth; as, researches of human wisdom.
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See Inquire.
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The act of examining, or state of being examined; a careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by study or experiment.
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The act of examining, or state of being examined; a careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by study or experiment.
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The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.
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The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.
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To test by any appropriate method; to inspect carefully with a view to discover the real character or state of; to subject to inquiry or inspection o…
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The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry or examination; a…
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