Proof

What “Proof” means

Noun

1. An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
2. The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.
3. The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness which resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.
4. Experience of something.
5. Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken.

Adj

1. Used in proving or testing.
2. Firm or successful in resisting.
3. Being of a certain standard as to alcohol content.

Verb

1. To proofread.
2. To make resistant, especially to water.
3. 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.
4. To allow (yeast-containing dough) to rise, especially after it has been shaped
5. To test the activeness of (yeast).

Where the word comes from

From Middle English proof, from Old French prove, from Late Latin proba (“a proof”), from Latin probō (“to prove”); see prove; compare also the doublet probe.

Business name ideas with “Proof”

Industries where “Proof” fits

We suggest this word for 3 business types and industries, including:

• Distillery
• Print Shop
• Distilleries