run-through

See also: run through

English

Alternative forms

• runthrough

Etymology

Deverbal from run through.

Noun

run-through (plural run-throughs)

1. A rehearsal of a drama, especially an uninterrupted one, but with no makeup or costume.

   Hypernym: rehearsal

   Coordinate terms: dress rehearsal, dry run

   Near-synonym: walkthrough

2. A brief outline of the main points of something; a rundown.

See also

• passthrough

Adjective

run-through (not comparable)

1. (railroad) In which trains continue without stopping while going through a station.

See also

• express
• jerkwater town
• whistle-stop