run-through

[ ruhn-throo ]

/ ˈrʌnˌθru /

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noun

the performing of a sequence of designated actions, especially as a trial prior to actual performance; rehearsal; practice.

a quick outline or review: a run-through of his medical history.

adjective

(of a freight train) made up of cars for a single destination, usually routed so as to avoid congested areas and stopping only for a change of crew.

Origin of run-through

First recorded in 1920–25; noun use of verb phrase run through

Words nearby run-through

run someone off his or her feet, runt, run the gamut, run the gauntlet, run the show, run-through, run time, run to, run to earth, run to form, run to seed

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Example sentences from the Web for run-through

A run-through of the controversial funeral closed London streets this morning at dawn.
Dawn Dress Rehearsal for Thatcher Funeral as Controversy Rages On|Tom Sykes|April 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This was to be a run-through venture, not a fighting one, and for such a purpose a small force was better than a larger one.
The White Hand and the Black|Bertram Mitford
I'll look everything over and if we need a second run-through it won't take too long.
Out Like a Light|Gordon Randall Garrett
That was a sharp notion you had, doing a run-through on Grimswitch.
The Success Machine|Henry Slesar

I'll give your tape a run-through, then we'll pull a sample and check it out.
Alarm Clock|Everett B. Cole

British Dictionary definitions for run-through

run through

verb

(tr, adverb) to transfix with a sword or other weapon

(intr, preposition) to exhaust (money) by wasteful spending; squander

(intr, preposition) to practise or rehearselet's run through the plan

(intr, preposition) to examine hastily

noun run-through

a practice or rehearsal

a brief survey

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