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coupling
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noun
(= yoke)
a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
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noun
a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
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noun
(= mating, pairing)
the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
the casual couplings of adolescents
the mating of some species occurs only in the spring
probe
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verb
(= examine)
question or examine thoroughly and closely
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verb
examine physically with or as if with a probe
probe an anthill
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noun
an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity
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noun
an exploratory action or expedition
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noun
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
there was a congressional probe into the scandal
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noun
a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities