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 proofed

The adj proofed has 1 sense

• proofed -- (treated so as to become resistant; "rust-proofed automobiles"; "shrink-proofed fabrics")