stretch out one's head; probe head
Meanings
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to stretch out one's head; to poke one's head out
Describes the action of cautiously or briefly extending one's head to look around, often from behind cover or through an opening.
He poked his head out from the window to take a look, but there was no one inside the room.
The puppy poked its head through the crack in the door to look around.
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He walked into the courtyard, peering around cautiously with his head stretched forward.
noun
probe; sensor head; front component of detecting equipment
technicalTechnical term referring to the sensitive front part of monitoring, detecting, or measuring instruments used in fields like medicine, engineering, and scientific research.
The sensitivity of this probe is very high.
The doctor used an ultrasound probe to examine the patient's heart.
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The temperature probe needs to be calibrated regularly.
The robot probe entered deep inside the pipe to conduct an inspection.