Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An uninterrupted rehearsal.
  • noun A brief outline or summary.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A rehearsal of a drama, especially an uninterrupted one, but with no makeup or costume
  • noun A brief outline of the main points of something; a rundown

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an uninterrupted rehearsal

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Examples

  • As all 80 of us line up backstage, I do another word run-through of the two songs I know least, the warp-speed Hela'r Sgyfarnog (Hunting the Hare) and the melancholy ballad Cennin Aur (Daffodils).

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • As all 80 of us line up backstage, I do another word run-through of the two songs I know least, the warp-speed Hela'r Sgyfarnog (Hunting the Hare) and the melancholy ballad Cennin Aur (Daffodils).

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • WSJ: Some see "Madigan" as a run-through for director Don Siegel 's better known subsequent film, "Dirty Harry."

    The Force Is Strong With These Police Tales Bruce Bennett 2011

  • During a run-through one night, Mr. Lindsay-Hogg was sitting in front of the stage, and Welles was there too, "prowling the unlit orchestra watching the bright action."

    A Director Casts About for Clues Moira Hodgson 2011

  • Our run-through of the Senate races to watch is below.

    The Final Countdown! Chris Cillizza 2010

  • But because of the fast turnaround time of the program and the effort that went into getting its approval, we had only one run-through together.

    Welcome to My World Johnny Weir 2011

  • "I texted her from our run-through and asked if she would DJ," said Mr. Benz.

    A Look Into the DJ Booth Marshall Heyman 2012

  • While this first time run-through for Herbert and Chouchan was respectable, it was also equally far from deeply satisfying.

    Rodney Punt: Schubert's Winterreise from Le Salon de Musiques Rodney Punt 2011

  • And who can say whether the differences were a result of the first run-through preparing the musicians for the second one in a free-for-all discussion, one of the performers remarked, "It's like a marriage: at first we just moved in together, and then we learned something about the quirks we each have"; or of the changed, more informal atmospherics; or any number of other factors?

    Perhaps Some Schubert Stuart Isacoff 2011

  • While this first time run-through for Herbert and Chouchan was respectable, it was also equally far from deeply satisfying.

    Rodney Punt: Schubert's Winterreise from Le Salon de Musiques Rodney Punt 2011

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