proof | English to English Dictionary

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proof

(pr/u/f )

Used in proving or testing; as, a proof load, or proof charge.(adjective)

source: webster1913

any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something(noun.cognition)

Example:
If you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it.

Synonym:
cogent evidence

source: wordnet30
a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it(noun.communication)

source: wordnet30
a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)(noun.quantity)

source: wordnet30
(printing) an impression made to check for errors(noun.communication)

Synonym:
test copy, trial impression

source: wordnet30
a trial photographic print from a negative(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something(noun.act)

Synonym:
substantiation, validation

source: wordnet30
Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.(noun)

source: webster1913

make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset(verb.creation)

source: wordnet30
knead to reach proper lightness(verb.contact)

Example:
Proof dough.

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read for errors(verb.cognition)

Example:
I should proofread my manuscripts.

Synonym:
proofread

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activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk(verb.change)

Example:
Proof yeast.

source: wordnet30
make resistant (to harm)(verb.change)

Example:
Proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer.

source: wordnet30