proof
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- noun
- /pruːf/
- US
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graduación alcohólica
- This bottle's 150 proof.
Examples
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That's 90 proof bonded prime.
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Yeah, that must be better than 100 proof.
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One hundred and ten proof and twelve years in the barrel.
Fiction book (1993) -
We'll get to Mexico and it's gonna be sweet rosemary and a hundred proof liquor...
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Four pints of 120 proof bourbon without a trace of hangover in it.
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This cocktail is made with 120 proof rum, which gives it a strong kick.
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The label on the whiskey bottle said it was 80 proof, indicating its alcohol content.
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He prefers to drink spirits that are at least 100 proof for a more intense flavor.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
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A document that shows who you are, like a passport or driver's licence
- Specialized
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A way to show something is true by using known facts and simple logical steps
A layer of waterproof material in a wall near the ground that stops water rising
- Archaic
A first printed copy used to check letters and layout before final printing
- Specialized
A liquid with fifty percent alcohol that serves as a standard for measuring alcohol strength
How Strong
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Proof comes from the old root probare 'to test', and long ago people would 'prove' a spirit by a test (one way was to see if it would burn with gunpowder), so 'proof' became a measure of how strong an alcohol is.