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SOUNDPROOF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does soundproof mean?
• SOUNDPROOF (adjective)
The adjective SOUNDPROOF has 1 sense:
1. impervious to, or not penetrable by, sound
Familiarity information: SOUNDPROOF used as an adjective is very rare.
• SOUNDPROOF (verb)
The verb SOUNDPROOF has 1 sense:
1. insulate against noise
Familiarity information: SOUNDPROOF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Impervious to, or not penetrable by, sound
Context example:
a soundproof room
Similar:
imperviable; impervious (not admitting of passage or capable of being affected)
| Conjugation: |
... he / she / it soundproofs Past simple: soundproofed
Past participle: soundproofed
-ing form: soundproofing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Insulate against noise
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
Proust had his apartment soundproofed
Hypernyms (to "soundproof" is one way to...):
insulate (protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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