run-through
1 of 2noun
ˈrən-ˌthrü 
: a usually cursory reading, summary, or rehearsal
run through
2 of 2verb
ran through; run through; running through; runs through
transitive verb
1
: pierce
2
: to spend or consume wastefully and rapidly
3
: to read or rehearse without pausing
4
a
: carry out, do
b
: to subject to a process
Synonyms
Noun
- abstract
- breviary
- brief
- capsule
- conspectus
- digest
- encapsulation
- epitome
- inventory
- outline
- précis
- recap
- recapitulation
- résumé
- resume
- resumé
- roundup
- rundown
- sum
- sum-up
- summa
- summarization
- summary
- summing-up
- synopsis
- wrap-up
Verb
- gore
- harpoon
- impale
- jab
- lance
- peck
- pick
- pierce
- pink
- puncture
- skewer
- spear
- spike
- spit
- stab
- stick
- transfix
- transpierce
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Example Sentences
Verb before I knew what was happening, the thug had run through me with a knife how did you manage to run through $300 in one day?
Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1905, in the meaning defined above
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
run through 1 of 2
verb
1
as in to pierce
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object before I knew what was happening, the thug had run through me with a knife Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- pierce
- puncture
- stab
- pick
- stick
- jab
- peck
- spike
- pink
- transpierce
- lance
- spear
- spit
- slice
- gore
- skewer
- punch
- poke
- impale
- harpoon
- transfix
- spindle
- riddle
- thrust
- perforate
- pike
- bayonet
- knife
- cut
- quill
- prick
- poniard
- prong
- dirk
- gimlet
- pinprick
2
as in to spend
to use up carelessly how did you manage to run through $300 in one day? Synonyms & Similar Words
- spend
- throw away
- waste
- lose
- trifle (away)
- fiddle away
- play ducks and drakes with
- lavish
- misspend
- make ducks and drakes of
- fritter (away)
- blow
- squander
- dissipate
- lay out
- splurge
- exhaust
- consume
- deplete
- overspend
- impoverish
- overindulge
- indulge
- disburse
- shoot
- expend
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- conserve
- protect
- preserve
- economize
- save
- lay up
- skimp
- scrimp
- hoard
run-through
2 of 2noun
as in summary
a short statement of the main points could you give me a quick run-through of what the referendum question is all about? Synonyms & Similar Words
- summary
- outline
- brief
- rundown
- recap
- précis
- recapitulation
- summa
- résumé
- inventory
- resume
- synopsis
- roundup
- summarization
- summing-up
- abstract
- wrap-up
- conspectus
- digest
- sum-up
- encapsulation
- breviary
- resumé
- capsule
- compendium
- sum
- streamlining
- abridgment
- epitome
- reprise
- epilogue
- shortening
- simplification
- compend
- condensation
- rehash
- abbreviation
- curtailment
- abridgement
- conclusion
- epilog
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- expansion
- amplification
- enlargement
- addendum
- supplement