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.

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Origin of run-through

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

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How to use run-through in a sentence

Hiller opens a barrel, lifts out wood particles and pieces of kindling, and lets them run through his fingers.
Brooklyn’s Booming Firewood Industry|Dale Eisinger|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Is it just us, or does this strange apology read like it was run through the Travoltifyer?
John Travolta and the Birth of the Adele Dazeem Phenomenon|Amy Zimmerman|March 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We run through some important modern ultimatums to show why governments make them, and what—if anything—they accomplish.
The History and Logic of Military Ultimatums, From Suez to Crimea|Jacob Siegel|March 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had already run through all his personal funds, but luckily the request worked (a trumpet was also traded).
‘Tomorrow Night’ Review: Louis C.K.’s 1998 Indie Movie Is F**ing Weird|Nina Strochlic|January 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Nice places to live, where the kids can run through the hilly yards behind sandstone apartment blocs.
Painting a Green Line Through Jerusalem|Emily L. Hauser|June 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This element of symbolic indication will be found to run through the whole of childish drawing.
Children's Ways|James Sully
Now he took those which had come that morning, and went out upon the terrace to run through them in the sunshine.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
The tunnel itself includes a reverse curve, and, at the present time, railroad tracks and Stock Creek waters run through it.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
The affair took place in 1652, and was fought with swords, the Colonel being run through the body in a trice.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
Electric tramcars, in supersession of horse-traction, run through the city and suburbs since April 10, 1905.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman

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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Other Idioms and Phrases with run-through

run through

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

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

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]