walk-through
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walk through
walk throughverb(tr) to act or recite (a part) in a perfunctory manner, as at a first rehearsal
walk-through
American
[wawk-throo]
/ ˈwɔkˌθru /
noun
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walk-throughs
plural
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Theater, Television.
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a rehearsal in which physical action is combined with reading the lines of a play.
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a perfunctory performance of a script.
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Television, Movies. a rehearsal without cameras.
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a step-by-step demonstration of a procedure or process or a step-by-step explanation of it as a novice attempts it.
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a pedestrian passageway or arcade through the ground floor of a building connecting one street or building with another.
adjective
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designed to be walked through by an observer.
The zoo has a walk-through aviary where the birds are all around you.
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activated by a person passing through.
a walk-through electronic scanner at the airport for detecting concealed weapons.
walk through
British
verb
noun
walk through
Idioms
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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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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 .
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of walk-through
First recorded in 1935–40; noun, adj. use of verb phrase walk through
Example Sentences
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On a longtime quest to democratize opera, Koelsch invited Martínez Celaya to the Chandler for a walk-through.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
An interactive, floor-to-ceiling walk-through “Dune” attraction is coming to Los Angeles in November, and it promises spectacle, as well as a bit of mystery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
The reviewers described the absence of a joint security briefing and walk-through as a missed opportunity to have identified risks, clarified responsibilities and considered additional security measures.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
University police and Kirk’s security detail should have checked for sniper vantage points but a planned walk-through with both parties never happened, according to the report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
“Planning to capture Booth when he did his walk-through of all the hidden exits of the theater earlier that day. Tricky one, that; took us multiple jumps to figure out.”
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
She also planned to celebrate by taking a walk through the woods and turning off the phone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
“The campus was iconic and beautiful” and “there was a strong sense of sharing,” she said, recalling the time when she could walk through it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
But your robot shopper doesn’t watch TV, and if you’re outsourcing the shopping to it, you are not giving Amazon the same chance to harvest dollars from you as you walk through the digital store.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
"Sport has the ability to reach people who may never walk through the door of a mental healthcare service," Prince William is expected to say at an event at Everton's football ground on Thursday.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The neighborhood I walk through has a line of houses that look all alike, with cars that glint and shine.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
Ahead of Saturday’s game, the Bruins stayed in a hotel together and had walk-throughs on the field as well as meetings and pretty much anything else they could do to simulate a game.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026
That came so late in the week his chosen pairing, Noussair Mazraoui and Ayden Heaven, could only prepare with walk-throughs.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
After several walk-throughs, the park recently reached a tentative deal to sell the entire collection for $50,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
During the past few weeks, however, Neuheisel says the veteran tight end has started participating in team walk-throughs and teaching periods, showing noticeable improvement in his speed and taking meaningful strides in his recovery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025
That’s not a surprise as Carroll said when he was activated off the Physically Unable to Perform list that he would begin with walk-throughs and work his way up.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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