Scour vs Probe - What's the difference?
scour | probe |
To clean, polish, or wash something by scrubbing it vigorously.
To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off.
* Shakespeare
To search an area thoroughly.
(ambitransitive) To move swiftly over; to brush along.
* Alexander Pope
* Dryden
(veterinary medicine) Of livestock, to suffer from diarrhea.
(veterinary medicine) To purge.
(obsolete) To cleanse.
* Francis Bacon
The removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.
(surgery) Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
(figuratively) Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information.
An act of probing; a prod, a poke.
(figuratively) An investigation or inquiry.
(aeronautics) A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling.
(sciences) A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it.
(astronautics) A small, usually unmanned, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings.
(game of go) a move with multiple answers seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy
(intransitive) To explore, investigate, or question
* Hallam
To insert a probe into.
As verbs the difference between scour and probe
is that scour is to clean, polish, or wash something by scrubbing it vigorously while probe is .As a noun scour
is the removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.scour
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Alternative forms
* scower (obsolete)Verb
(en verb)- He scoured the burner pans to remove the burnt spills.
- He scoured the burnt food from the pan.
- [I will] stain my favors in a bloody mask, / Which, washed away, shall scour my shame with it.
- They scoured the scene of the crime for clues.
- when swift Camilla scours the plain
- So four fierce coursers, starting to the race, / Scour through the plain, and lengthen every pace.
- If a lamb is scouring , do not delay treatment.
- to scour a horse
- Warm water is softer than cold, for it scoureth better.
Derived terms
* scourerNoun
(-)- Bridge scour may scoop out scour holes and compromise the integrity of the bridge.
probe
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Noun
(en noun)- They launched a probe into the cause of the accident.
- Insert the probe into the soil and read the temperature.
Synonyms
* (game of go ) yosu-miruDerived terms
* probe-and-drogueVerb
(prob)- If you probe further, you may discover different reasons.
- the growing disposition to probe the legality of all acts of the crown