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proof


Definition: Meaning of, proof in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pruːf /

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proof proofs
  1. evidence [uncountable and countable] facts, information, documents etc that prove something is true
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  2. copy [countable usually plural] technical a copy of a piece of writing or a photograph that is checked carefully before the final printing is done
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  3. mathematics [countable] a test in mathematics of whether a calculation is correct
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  4. mathematics [countable] a list of reasons that shows a THEOREM (= statement) in GEOMETRY to be true
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  5. the proof of the pudding (is in the eating) used to say that you can only know whether something is good or bad after you have tried it
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  6. alcohol [uncountable] a measurement of the strength of some types of alcoholic drink, especially SPIRIT s
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  1. be proof against something literary to be too strong or good to be affected by something bad
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proof proofed proofed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
proofing proofs
[transitive] [British English]
  1. [usually passive] to treat a material with a substance in order to protect it against water, oil etc
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  2. to proofread something
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proof used in phrases

  • bullet-proof (adjective)
    1. something that is bullet-proof is designed to stop bullets from going through it
  • burden of proof (noun)
    1. the duty of proving a disputed charge
  • damp-proof course (noun)
    1. a DAMP COURSE
  • foundry proof (noun)
    1. a proof taken from a form before duplicate plates are made
  • future-proof (verb)
    1. to make or plan something in such a way that it will not become ineffective or unsuitable for use in the future
    future-proof (adjective)
    1. if something is future-proof, it will not become ineffective or unsuitable for use in the future
  • galley proof (noun)
    1. a proof taken before the type is broken up to print pages
  • idiot-proof (adjective)
    1. something that is idiot-proof is so easy to use or do that even stupid people will not break it or make a mistake
  • ladder-proof (adjective)
    1. in Britain of hosiery resistant to runs or ladders
  • logical proof (noun)
    1. proof of a logical theorem
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-proof


Definition: Meaning of, -proof in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pruːf /

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  1. [in adjectives] used to describe something which a particular thing cannot harm or pass through, or which protects people against that thing
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  2. [in adjectives] used to describe something which cannot easily be affected or damaged by someone or something
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  3. [in verbs] to treat or make something so that a particular thing cannot harm it or pass through it, or so that it gives protection against it
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