Overview of noun proof

The noun proof has 6 senses

• proof, cogent evidence -- (any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something; "if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it")


• proof -- (a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it)


• proof -- (a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume))


• proof, test copy, trial impression -- ((printing) an impression made to check for errors)


• proof -- (a trial photographic print from a negative)


• validation, proof, substantiation -- (the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something)

Overview of verb proof

The verb proof has 5 senses

• proof -- (make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset)


• proof -- (knead to reach proper lightness; "proof dough")


• proofread, proof -- (read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts")


• proof -- (activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk; "proof yeast")


• proof -- (make resistant (to harm); "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer")

Overview of adj proof

The adj proof has 1 sense

• proof -- ((used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand; "temptation-proof"; "childproof locks")