run-through

[ ruhn-throo ]

/ ˈrʌnˌθru /

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.

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

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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

"a rehearsal," especially a hasty one, 1923, from the verbal phrase, from run (v.) + through (adv.).