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Meaning of 'proof' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Proof [ a.]
- Used in proving or testing; as, a proof load, or proof charge.
- Firm or successful in resisting; as, proof against harm; waterproof; bombproof.
- Being of a certain standard as to strength; -- said of alcoholic liquors.
2 . Proof [ n.]
- Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
- That degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments that induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.
- The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness that resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.
- Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken.
- A trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination; -- called also proof sheet.
- A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Cf. Prove, v. t., 5.
3 . Proof [ v. t.]
- Armor of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable; properly, armor of proof.

Meaning of 'proof' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . proof [ n]
Meaning (1):
- any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
Example in sentence:
  • if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it
2 . proof [ v]
Meaning (2):
- read for errors
Example in sentence:
  • I should proofread my manuscripts
Meaning (3):
- knead to reach proper lightness
Example in sentence:
  • proof dough
Meaning (4):
- make resistant (to harm)
Example in sentence:
  • proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer
Meaning (5):
- activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
Example in sentence:
  • proof yeast
6 . proof [ s]
Meaning (6):
- (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand
Example in sentence:
  • childproof locks;
  • temptation-proof

Nearby Words:

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