proof Meaning and Definition

1. n. the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something

2. n. a trial photographic print from a negative

3. n. any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something

4. n. (printing) an impression made to check for errors

5. n. a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it

6. n. a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)

7. s. (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand

8. v. make resistant (to harm)

9. v. activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk

10. v. read for errors

11. v. knead to reach proper lightness

12. v. make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset