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
runs through
verb
1
as in stabs
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
- stabs
- punctures
- pierces
- sticks
- jabs
- picks
- transpierces
- pecks
- spits
- spikes
- spears
- slices
- lances
- pinks
- skewers
- harpoons
- punches
- gores
- transfixes
- impales
- pokes
- spindles
- perforates
- riddles
- bayonets
- cuts
- thrusts
- dirks
- pikes
- quills
- gimlets
- prongs
- pricks
- poniards
- pinpricks
- knifes
2
as in spends
to use up carelessly how did you manage to run through $300 in one day? Synonyms & Similar Words
- spends
- throws away
- wastes
- loses
- misspends
- plays ducks and drakes with
- fiddles away
- dissipates
- squanders
- blows
- fritters (away)
- makes ducks and drakes of
- lavishes
- trifles (away)
- lays out
- consumes
- overindulges
- overspends
- splurges
- depletes
- exhausts
- impoverishes
- indulges
- disburses
- expends
- shoots
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- conserves
- protects
- economizes
- preserves
- lays up
- saves
- skimps
- scrimps
- hoards