proof
/pɹuf/ verb C2- To proofread.
- To make resistant, especially to water.
- To test-fire with a load considerably more powerful than the firearm in question's rated maximum chamber pressure, in order to establish the firearm's ability to withstand pressures well in excess of those expected in service without bursting.
- To allow (yeast-containing dough) to rise, especially after it has been shaped · dough proofing
- To test the activeness of (yeast). · yeast proofing
He/she/it proofs · Past proofed · Past participle proofed · -ing form proofing
Verb forms
- Base form
- proof
- He/she/it
- proofs
- Past
- proofed
- Past participle
- proofed
- -ing form
- proofing
From the library
The Ball of Fire burned fiercely for a time, and the voice said, “Bring me proof that the Wicked Witch is dead, and that moment I will give you courage.
“That is proof that he is sharp,” remarked the Lion.
Had not Villefort in his presence destroyed the fatal letter, the only proof against him?
They then play up to the idea by leaving this bicycle in the park as proof of the existence of some outsider.
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