The noun proof has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (10) 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")
2. (8) proof -- (a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it)
3. proof -- (a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume))
4. proof, test copy, trial impression -- ((printing) an impression made to check for errors)
5. proof -- (a trial photographic print from a negative)
6. validation, proof, substantiation -- (the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something)
Overview of verb proof
The verb proof has 5 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. proof -- (make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset)
2. proof -- (knead to reach proper lightness; "proof dough")
3. proofread, proof -- (read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts")
4. proof -- (activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk; "proof yeast")
5. proof -- (make resistant (to harm); "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer")
Overview of adj proof
The adj proof has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. proof -- ((used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand; "temptation-proof"; "childproof locks")