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• run-through
  run-through

  noun

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

  verb

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

run-through

American  

[ruhn-throo] / ˈrʌnˌθru /

noun

run-throughs plural

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

2. a quick outline or review.

   a run-through of his medical history.

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adjective

1. (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.

run through British  

verb

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

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

3. (intr, preposition) to practise or rehearse

   let's run through the plan

4. (intr, preposition) to examine hastily

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noun

1. a practice or rehearsal

2. a brief survey

run through Idioms  

1. Pierce, as in The soldier was run through by a bayonet . [c. 1400]

2. Use up quickly, as in She ran through her allowance in no time . [c. 1600]

3. Practice, review or rehearse quickly, as in Let's run through the first movement again , or The crew ran through the rescue procedures , or The attorney ran through the defense witness's testimony . [Mid-1400s]

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• run-throughs
  plural

Etymology

Origin of run-through

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

Example Sentences

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run-through run through run-throughs

After each run-through, participants gather in a circle to offer critiques.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026

The mishaps during a run-through that the US space agency calls a "wet dress rehearsal" dashed hopes that the mission around the Moon could launch as soon as Sunday.

From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026

We’ve done a run-through or two, and it’s exhausting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025

Briton Caudery, the 2024 world indoor champion, rolled her ankle in the warm-up after she planted her left foot into the landing mat after a run-through.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025

Tomorrow is dress rehearsals; Saturday morning is reserved for a light run-through before the show, which starts promptly at seven p.m.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

Yet the delighted gang’s-all-here element that ties Anderson’s regular cast together was embodied by an endearingly shaggy run through “Zorro Is Back” with Jenny Lewis and Rogê.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

Because for as many people as Byrd tantalized during her legendary cable run through the ’80s and ’90s, there were just as many who were outraged and scandalized by her sex-positive, queer-inclusive values.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

Let's run through some of the contenders and you can have your say below.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

The sizable farm was previously described as being home to an abundance of wildlife—and also features multiple trails and two year-round creeks that run through the land.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 4, 2026

I had to run through the Saturday-morning deliveries pretty quickly, which wasn’t hard, as you might remember, since not everyone knows the basic principle of physical science.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

As the clock started to tick towards departure time for Hampden, Clarke did his run-throughs at the team meeting.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

And this week, on London streets, they staged midnight, moment-by-moment run-throughs for Saturday’s coronation of King Charles III.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2023

And the band is in Studio B, and we get a couple of run-throughs there, and I’m waiting, and it comes through the talkback.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023

Recently, because of her dancers’ schedules, she initiated run-throughs of the entire program — with no stops and just a short break between pieces — at the ungodly dancer hour of 10 a.m.

From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2022

Each segment requires several run-throughs before it is smooth enough to be filmed.

From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Millard, Max