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Adjective proof has 1 sense
  1. 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
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. proof - a trial photographic print from a negative
    --5 is a kind of     photographic print, print
    Derived form: verb proof1
  6. 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
  1. 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:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. proof - knead to reach proper lightness; "proof dough"
    --2 is one way to     knead, work
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. 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:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
  4. 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
  5. 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
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