Search Result:proof
KK Pronunciation
〔 pruf 〕
Pronunciation
〔 pru:f 〕
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")