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• walk-through
  walk-through

  noun
• walk through
  walk through

  verb

  (tr) to act or recite (a part) in a perfunctory manner, as at a first rehearsal

walk-through

American  

[wawk-throo] / ˈwɔkˌθru /

noun

1. Theater, Television.

   1. a rehearsal in which physical action is combined with reading the lines of a play.

   2. a perfunctory performance of a script.

2. Television, Movies. a rehearsal without cameras.

3. a step-by-step demonstration of a procedure or process or a step-by-step explanation of it as a novice attempts it.

4. a pedestrian passageway or arcade through the ground floor of a building connecting one street or building with another.

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adjective

1. designed to be walked through by an observer.

   The zoo has a walk-through aviary where the birds are all around you.

2. activated by a person passing through.

   a walk-through electronic scanner at the airport for detecting concealed weapons.

walk through British  

verb

1. (tr) to act or recite (a part) in a perfunctory manner, as at a first rehearsal

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noun

1. a rehearsal of a part

walk through Idioms  

1. 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 .

2. 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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Etymology

Origin of walk-through

First recorded in 1935–40; noun, adj. use of verb phrase walk through

Example Sentences

Walk through any mall at this time of year and you’re bound to hear the typical sounds of the season: Christmas carols.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

Walk through a thrift store and you’ll see it mapped out in miniature: aisles of Instant Pots, bread makers, Ninja CREAMis, all lined up like monuments to good intentions.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025

“Players felt normal. For the first time this week, they could focus on football. Walk through the halls of the hotel and people are playing football, kids are running around.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2025

Walk through cities, from Seoul to Marrakesh and beyond.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2023

Walk through the newly bright night to the neighborhood of Montmartre.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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