[
US
/ˈpɹuf/
]
[ UK /pɹˈuːf/ ]
[ UK /pɹˈuːf/ ]
VERB
-
knead to reach proper lightness
proof dough - make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
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read for errors
I should proofread my manuscripts -
make resistant (to harm)
proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer -
activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
proof yeast
NOUN
- (printing) an impression made to check for errors
- a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
- a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
- the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
- a trial photographic print from a negative
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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
ADJECTIVE
-
(used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand
childproof locks
temptation-proof
How To Use proof In A Sentence
- If head-to-toe leopard seems a bit too Big Cat Diary to appeal, then a waterproof rucksack or bumbag in the same print are an easy way to add a distinctive touch to a more classic outfit. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
- It's soundproof and completely dark, and I go in there for a couple of hours at a time, You don't realize how much stress you carry around in your muscles and tissue until you lie in this completely buoyant environment.
- With cold type, the galley proof is the first proof, usually a photocopy.
- When fishing the ocean you need a good quality reel that is corrosion proof and fitted with a good quality and workable drag system that won't seize up when you hook that big one.
- Thrice a day, the performers have been taking to the stage under the massive fireproof tents, which can accommodate up to 2,500 viewers.
- High-quality sprinkler systems and new fireproof roofing materials, for example, can reduce the chance of fire.
- Wildlife Watching Supplies stock a wide range of materials, olive green or camouflage pattern, lightweight, medium and heavy weight, showerproofed polycotton and waterproof nylon.
- Reproof with threats sore terror, frightful malison. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
- At the top end of the glen darts of sunshine poked through the billowing clouds and encouraged us to go for it and, fully rigged up in waterproofs, we were soon splashing our way up into the Lairig Eilde.
- But the settlements prevailed, delusory shortcuts to a palpable proof that the Jewish people were truly blessed by God. The Chosen Peoples
