grill vs probe

grill

verb
  • To interrogate; to question aggressively or harshly. 

  • To cook (food) on a grill; to barbecue. 

  • To feel very hot; to swelter. 

  • To cook food under the element of a stove or only under the top element of an oven – (US) broil, (cooking) salamander. 

  • To stamp or mark with a grill. 

noun
  • A cooking device comprising a source of radiative and convective heat and a means of holding food above it; a barbecue. 

  • A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack. 

  • A grillroom; a restaurant serving grilled food. 

  • A type of jewelry worn on the front teeth. 

  • The criss-cross pieces that separate panes of glass in a window. 

  • Food (designed to be) cooked on a grill. 

  • The front teeth regarded collectively. 

  • On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it. 

  • A cooking device comprising a source of radiative heat and a means of holding food under it; a broiler in US English 

probe

verb
  • To explore, investigate, or question 

  • To insert a probe into. 

noun
  • A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling. 

  • A small, usually unmanned, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings. 

  • Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information. 

  • An anal probe, a fictional instrument commonly used by aliens on abducted humans. 

  • An investigation or inquiry. 

  • a move with multiple answers seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy 

  • Any group of atoms or molecules radioactively labeled in order to study a given molecule or other structure 

  • An act of probing; a prod, a poke. 

  • A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it. 

  • Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc. 

How often have the words grill and probe occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )