run through

run through: phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "run through":
present tense I/you/we/they run through he/she/it runs through present participle running through past tense ran through past participle run through
1) run through something to explain or to read something quickly

I'll just run through the names and make sure everyone's here.

Do you want me to run through the details with you?

2) run through something to practise something so that it is correct for a performance or test

Let's just run through the piece one more time.

3) run through someone/something if a feeling runs through a group of people, they all feel it

Fear ran through the crowd as a shot was heard.

4) run through something if a quality or idea runs through something, you can find it in many parts of that thing

The theme of jealousy runs through a lot of her work.

There was a lot of bitterness running through their conversation.

5) run through something to spend or use a lot of money in a short period of time

The project ran through £50 million in the first year.

6) run someone through
literary to push a sword through someone's body

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Synonyms:

Pierce, penetrate, stab / Waste, expend, exhaust, dissipate

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run-through — /run throoh /, n. 1. the performing of a sequence of designated actions, esp. as a trial prior to actual performance; rehearsal; practice. 2. a quick outline or review: a run through of his medical history. adj. 3. (of a freight train) made up of … Universalium
run-through — run throughs N COUNT A run through for a show or event is a practice for it. Charles and Eddie are getting ready for their final run through before the evening s recording. Syn: rehearsal … English dictionary
run-through — n a short practice before a performance, test etc →↑rehearsal ▪ a final run through of the play … Dictionary of contemporary English
run-through — [run′thro͞o΄] n. a rehearsal, as of a dramatic or musical work or section, straight through from beginning to end … English World dictionary
run through — ► run through 1) stab so as to kill. 2) (also run over) go over quickly or briefly as a rehearsal or reminder. Main Entry: ↑run … English terms dictionary
run through — index exhaust (deplete), penetrate, permeate, pervade, pierce (lance), spend Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
run-through — run ,through noun count a practice performance of a ceremony, play, or concert … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
run-through — run′ through n. 1) a trial or practice performance, esp. an uninterrupted rehearsal of a play 2) a quick outline or review • Etymology: 1920–25 … From formal English to slang
run through — [v] use up; waste blow, consume, dissipate, exhaust, expend, finish, fritter away, lose, spend, squander, throw away, wash up; concept 156 Ant. hoard, save … New thesaurus
run-through — ► NOUN 1) a rehearsal. 2) a brief outline or summary … English terms dictionary
run through — verb 1. apply thoroughly; think through (Freq. 4) We worked through an example • Syn: ↑work through, ↑go through • Derivationally related forms: ↑run through • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary

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