walk-through
Theater, Television.
a rehearsal in which physical action is combined with reading the lines of a play.
a perfunctory performance of a script.
Television, Movies. a rehearsal without cameras.
a step-by-step demonstration of a procedure or process or a step-by-step explanation of it as a novice attempts it.
a pedestrian passageway or arcade through the ground floor of a building connecting one street or building with another.
designed to be walked through by an observer: The zoo has a walk-through aviary where the birds are all around you.
activated by a person passing through: a walk-through electronic scanner at the airport for detecting concealed weapons.
Origin of walk-through
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How to use walk-through in a sentence
And if you want proof of what the country is really all about, just walk through the National September 11 Memorial Museum.
The solution they came up with was the scroll, which let viewers walk through the painting as they unfurled it.
Getting to the stage called for an awkward walk through the bar area.
Best Career Arc Ever: From Burlesque To Bartending | Anne Berry | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen that door opens to sacrifice for Allah will you walk through?
The Mystery of Donald Ray Morgan, the 44-Year-Old American Who Loved ISIS | Michael Daly | August 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBroken glass crunches under my feet as I walk through the school.
He used to walk through the park, and note with pleasure the care that his father bestowed on the gigantic property.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsI want to get into the country; I never walk through a street simply for the pleasure of it.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterIn the first third of my road, which lay along the coast, I counted about thirty-two brooks which we were obliged to walk through.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThis minister had been accused by his antagonist of having been seen taking a walk through one of the parks on the Sabbath.
Friend Mac Donald | Max O'RellAt Myslovitz I had an indifferent meal, and afterwards went for a walk through the pretty town.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste Tchaikovsky
British Dictionary definitions for walk through
/ theatre /
(tr) to act or recite (a part) in a perfunctory manner, as at a first rehearsal
a rehearsal of a part
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Other Idioms and Phrases with walk-through
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.
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