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View synonyms for run-through

run-through

[ ruhn-throo ]

noun

  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.



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

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a practice or rehearsal
  2. a brief survey
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of run-through1

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

A final run-through ensures the cast and crew know their positions.

After sitting around all week at rehearsals with little direction, Crystal performed it at a Friday run-through — and it killed.

The Academy Awards is the only award ceremony that actually requires presenters to attend a run-through prior to the live show.

It’s not a question most choreographers ask their dancers before a run-through of a work, but Twyla Tharp has always gone her own way.

There’s a run-through for the production team, and performances — played to NPR staff — average 20 minutes, partially guided by online engagement statistics.

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