To measure a depth; to sound.
To encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; specifically, to measure the circumference or (rare) length of something.
To conduct an examination or inquiry; to investigate.
To measure the depth of (water); to take a sounding of; to sound.
Often followed by out: to deeply understand (someone or something); to get to the bottom of.
Originally, the distance between an adult man's arms stretched out away from the sides of his torso so that they make a straight line perpendicular to his body, measured from the tips of the longest fingers of each hand, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres); subsequently used as a unit for water depth but now generally replaced by the metre.
Depth of insight; mental reach or scope.
An unspecified depth.
To scan (e.g. a passenger at an airport) with a metal detector.
A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
A stick, branch, or stalk, especially of willow.
An instrument shaped like a wand, such as a curling wand.
A card of a particular suit of the minor arcana in tarot, the wands.
A stick or rod used by a magician (a magic wand), conjurer or diviner (divining rod).