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Adjective proof has 1 sense

proof - (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand; "temptation-proof"; "childproof locks"
Antonym: pervious (indirect, via impervious)

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"
--₁ is a kind of evidence, grounds
--₁ has particulars:
confirmation, verification, check, substantiation; establishment, validation
proof - a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
--₂ is a kind of argument, statement
--₂ has particulars: mathematical proof; logical proof; demonstration, monstrance
proof - a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
--₃ is a kind of measure, quantity, amount
proof, test copy, trial impression - (printing) an impression made to check for errors
--₄ is a kind of impression, printing
--₄ has particulars: galley proof; foundry proof
Derived forms: verb proof₃, verb proof₁
proof - a trial photographic print from a negative
--₅ is a kind of photographic print, print

Derived form: verb proof₁
validation, proof, substantiation - the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
--₆ is a kind of determination, finding
--₆ has particulars:
authentication, certification; documentation, support; monetization, monetisation; probate

Verb proof has 5 senses

proof - make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
--₁ is one way to produce, make, create

Derived forms: noun proof₅, noun proof₄
Sample sentence:
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proof - knead to reach proper lightness; "proof dough"
--₂ is one way to knead, work
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
proofread, proof - read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts"
--₃ is one way to see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure

Derived form: noun proof₄
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s something
proof - activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk; "proof yeast"
--₄ is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
proof - make resistant to water, sound, errors, etc.; "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer"
--₅ is one way to strengthen
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something