walk-through

[ wawk-throo ]

/ ˈwɔkˌθru /

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noun

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.

adjective

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.

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Origin of walk-through

First recorded in 1935–40; noun, adj. use of verb phrase walk through

Words nearby walk-through

walkshorts, walk socks, walk tall, walk the floor, walk the plank, walk-through, walk-through angina, walk-up, Walküre, Die, walkway, Walkyrie

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How to use walk-through in a sentence

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Before Ripperda could unclasp his lips to reply, the stranger had opened the door, and passed through it like a gliding shadow.
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This city stands upon almost two equal parts on each side the river that passes through.
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The two women had no intention of bathing; they had just strolled down to the beach for a walk and to be alone and near the water.
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British Dictionary definitions for walk-through

walk through

/ theatre /

verb

(tr) to act or recite (a part) in a perfunctory manner, as at a first rehearsal

noun walk-through

a rehearsal of a part

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

Other Idioms and Phrases with walk-through

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.

walk someone through. Instruct someone carefully, one step at a time, as in He was very helpful, walking me through all the steps in this complex computer program.