English Explanatory Dictionary

run through

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To summarise briefly.
To inform or educate someone, typically of a new concept or a concept particular to an organization or industry
To repeat something.
To use completely, in a short space of time. Usually money.
To go through hastily.
To pervade, of a quality that is characteristic of a group, organisation, or system.
To impale a person with a blade, usually a sword.
To fuck.
To continue past an intersection or a sign that is intended to cause one to stop.
Of a waterway, to flow through an area.
To have a route that goes through an area; to continue through an area; to complete a route.
To continue through territory owned by another company without being exchanged for a different train.

Pronunciation

En-au-run through.ogg

Word forms

run through runs through running through ran through

Synonyms

run over sum up abridge abstract capsule concise docket encapsulate epitomize gist nutshell outline précis recapitulate recap redact run through summarize sum synopsize tl;dr wrap up reiterate run back eat up expend burn through get through skim through slubber permeate riddle spear transpierce empierce fix impale pierce prick puncture stake stick transfix chef chib ching chive enthrill foin gore gride jab job juke kebab knifecrime lancinate pigstick pink poach

Translations

French: arroser German: durchfließen

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