Noun

• S: (n) proof (proof%1:09:00::), cogent evidence (cogent_evidence%1:09:00::) (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"
• S: (n) proof (proof%1:10:00::) (a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it)
• S: (n) proof (proof%1:23:00::) (a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume))
• S: (n) proof (proof%1:10:01::), test copy (test_copy%1:10:00::), trial impression (trial_impression%1:10:00::) ((printing) an impression made to check for errors)
• S: (n) proof (proof%1:06:00::) (a trial photographic print from a negative)
• S: (n) validation (validation%1:04:00::), proof (proof%1:04:00::), substantiation (substantiation%1:04:00::) (the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something)

Verb

• S: (v) proof (proof%2:36:00::) (make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset)
• S: (v) proof (proof%2:35:00::) (knead to reach proper lightness) "proof dough"
• S: (v) proofread (proofread%2:31:00::), proof (proof%2:31:00::) (read for errors) "I should proofread my manuscripts"
• S: (v) proof (proof%2:30:01::) (activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk) "proof yeast"
• S: (v) proof (proof%2:30:00::) (make resistant (to harm)) "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer"

Adjective

• S: (adj) proof (proof%3:00:00:impervious:00) ((used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand) "temptation-proof"; "childproof locks"