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walk throughverb(tr) to act or recite (a part) in a perfunctory manner, as at a first rehearsal
walk-through
American
[wawk-throo]
/ ˈwɔkˌθru /
noun
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walk-throughs
plural
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Theater, Television.
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a rehearsal in which physical action is combined with reading the lines of a play.
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a perfunctory performance of a script.
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Television, Movies. a rehearsal without cameras.
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a step-by-step demonstration of a procedure or process or a step-by-step explanation of it as a novice attempts it.
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a pedestrian passageway or arcade through the ground floor of a building connecting one street or building with another.
adjective
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designed to be walked through by an observer.
The zoo has a walk-through aviary where the birds are all around you.
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activated by a person passing through.
a walk-through electronic scanner at the airport for detecting concealed weapons.
walk through
British
verb
noun
walk through
Idioms
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Perform in a perfunctory fashion, as in She was just walking through her job, hoping to quit very soon . This idiom originally referred to practicing parts in a play at an early rehearsal. It was applied more broadly from the late 1800s. Also see go through the motions .
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walk someone through . Instruct someone carefully, one step at a time, as in He was very helpful, walking me through all the steps in this complex computer program .
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of walk-through
First recorded in 1935–40; noun, adj. use of verb phrase walk through
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On a longtime quest to democratize opera, Koelsch invited Martínez Celaya to the Chandler for a walk-through.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The reviewers described the absence of a joint security briefing and walk-through as a missed opportunity to have identified risks, clarified responsibilities and considered additional security measures.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Sixth-grade teacher Rafael Rodriguez took a walk-through of Eastman Elementary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
As co-curator Holly Shaffer put it in her walk-through with me, “It’s not just about training, nationality or ethnicity; these artists are playing with style.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
“Planning to capture Booth when he did his walk-through of all the hidden exits of the theater earlier that day. Tricky one, that; took us multiple jumps to figure out.”
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
An annuity owner finds out the width of his door when he tries to walk through it.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
She also planned to celebrate by taking a walk through the woods and turning off the phone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
You can be in the middle of the West Village with a million things happening around you, walk through the gate, and suddenly it’s completely peaceful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
But your robot shopper doesn’t watch TV, and if you’re outsourcing the shopping to it, you are not giving Amazon the same chance to harvest dollars from you as you walk through the digital store.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
He walked to the front door and held it open for an older couple to walk through.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
That came so late in the week his chosen pairing, Noussair Mazraoui and Ayden Heaven, could only prepare with walk-throughs.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
After several walk-throughs, the park recently reached a tentative deal to sell the entire collection for $50,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
But with this week’s Monday unofficially transforming into game-week Wednesday, players were on the practice field for walk-throughs the day after the loss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024
By the time he made it to the practice field for walk-throughs, the whole team already knew.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
That’s not a surprise as Carroll said when he was activated off the Physically Unable to Perform list that he would begin with walk-throughs and work his way up.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
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