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11proof — n., adj., & v. n. 1 facts, evidence, argument, etc. establishing or helping to establish a fact (proof of their honesty; no proof that he was there). 2 Law the spoken or written evidence in a trial. 3 a demonstration or act of proving (not… …
12proof — 1 /pru:f/ noun 1 (C, U) facts, information, documents etc that prove something is true (+ of): Bring a passport as proof of identity. (+ (that)): Do you have any proof that this man stole your bag? | conclusive proof (=that cannot be doubted) |… …
13-proof — a combining form meaning resistant, impervious to that specified by the initial element: burglarproof; childproof; waterproof. * * * proof UK [pruːf] US [pruf] suffix used with some nouns for describing something that will provide protection… …
14Artist's proof — Proof Proof, n. [OF. prove, proeve, F. preuve, fr. L. proba, fr. probare to prove. See {Prove}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial. [1913… …
15proof — /pruf / (say proohf) noun 1. evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth. 2. anything serving as such evidence. 3. the act of testing or making trial of anything; test; a trial: to put a thing to the proof …
16put — /poot/, v., put, putting, adj., n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf. 2. to bring into some relation, state, etc.: to put everything in order. 3. to… …
17proof — [[t]pruf[/t]] n. 1) evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true or believable 2) anything serving as such evidence 3) the act of testing or trying anything; test; trial: to put a thing to the proof[/ex] 4) the establishment of the truth of… …
18put some pants on it — metaphor. To fill in the missing details for an idea or concept. Example Citation: I like your idea for the Buy or Dye convenience store and hair salon. put some pants on it and we ll pitch it to the suits on Wednesday. Related Words: cut steel… …
19proof-of-concept — adj. Describes an object that proves that a particular design concept can be implemented. Example Citation: British Telecom (BT) recently demonstrated the SmartQuill, a proof of concept pen size personal data assistant that stores contact and… …
20put words into one's mouth — {v. phr.} To say without proof that another person has certain feelings or opinions; claim a stand or an idea is another s without asking; speak for another without right. * /When he said John here is in favor of the idea. I told him not to put… …
