dry run
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4.1
- noun
- /draɪ rʌn/
:
ensayo
- Before the big presentation, we scheduled a dry run to ensure everything would go smoothly.
This is just a dry run dress rehearsal.
- This is just a dry run dress rehearsal.
Examples
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BGR recently attended the Philips Ball Test, during which the city does a dry run of the ceremonies that will take place seconds before midnight on New Year's Eve.
Blog text (3) -
Do one or two "dry runs" before the meeting to check the flow of the messages.
Blog text (1) -
I thought you said you did a dry run.
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I did a dry run, without her, obviously.
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You want to do a dry run?
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This is really just a dry run toward that end.
Blog text (28) -
This is just a dry run dress rehearsal.
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Another suggested a "dry run" before delivering a lesson.
Academic text (2008) -
I'm happy to report, I had a dry run!
Fiction book (1994) -
Consider your mishap last night a dry run.
Synonyms
296
3.0
A practice session for a play, concert, or other performance
30
5.5
A practice game in a sport like football to prepare for matches
20
3.3
A full practice of a play in costume before opening night
14
4.2
A complete rehearsal of a play or presentation without stopping
13
3.2
A short test to see if something works well before real use
7
2.9
A set time to repeat an activity like music or sports to get better at a skill
2
5.1
A rehearsal where actors read scripts and practice stage movements
1
3.9
A practice run where people go through the steps without fully doing them
1
5.5
A practice test to find and fix problems before the real event
A short session before practice that helps people get ready
How Complete
- Specialized
20
3.3
14
4.2
8
4.1
- Jargon
2
5.1
1
4.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a practice session' is not directly inferable from 'dry' (not wet) and 'run' (to move/operate). Although 'run' can sometimes mean a trial or test, 'dry' does not transparently signal rehearsal to a B1 learner, and the idiomatic sense is historically conventional rather than compositionally predictable.
Etymology
Dry run may come from old military training: a run is a test and a dry run meant doing the action without the real, dangerous part—like practicing with empty guns instead of real bullets. That's why a dry run means a 'practice' or 'rehearsal' to get ready for the real thing.