walk-through
2
5.1
- noun
- /ˈwɔkˌθru/
- Jargon
:
ensayo
- Before the opening night, the cast performed a walk-through of the play with their scripts in hand to ensure everyone knew their lines.
- walk-through practice
Examples
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The UCLA football team continues to prepare for the biggest game of the season, with a walk-through planned for Friday.
Blog text (21) -
We did a walk-through, Sam leading.
Fiction book (1996) -
I'm not talking about a quick walk-through...
Blog text (5) -
Then the walk-through is finished, and they head back to their original places in the line, Tom dragging his foot and smiling, holding her hand.
Fiction book (1999) -
Our children's ministry will be re-enacting the story of the birth of Christ with a walk-through for the children of these moms.
Blog text (12) -
They begin a walk-through of the dance, and my eyes search out Rhonda, who is partnered with Phil, near the front of the line.
Fiction book (1999) -
Gordon began full-scale contact workouts with the Hornets on Sunday, after mostly walk-through participation up to that point.
Blog text (26) -
That was his goal in life; that is why he goes to the museum, not for the coal mine or the submarine, not for the walk-through plastic heart, but to see a chick, a real live chick poke its beak through an egg and be born.
Fiction book (1994) -
During the rehearsal, the director called for a walk-through where the actors could practice their movements and dialogue together.
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We scheduled a walk-through to run through the entire performance and make sure all the props were in the right place.
Synonyms
296
3.0
A practice session for a play, concert, or other performance
14
4.2
A complete rehearsal of a play or presentation without stopping
8
4.1
A practice session before an event to check for problems
1
3.9
A practice run where people go through the steps without fully doing them
1
4.5
A group performance where actors read a play aloud without full sets or learning lines
A complete performance of a play, scene or piece of music from start to finish
Antonyms
How Rehearsed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Walk-through comes from the idea of walk + through, where actors 'walk through' a play while moving slowly and reading their lines. So a walk-through in theatre is an informal practice where actors go through the action without a full show.