From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrun through phrasal verb1 run through somethingPRACTISE/PRACTICE to repeat something in order to practise it or make sure it is correct Let’s run through the first scene again.2 run through somethingLOOK AT to read, look at, or explain something quickly Briefly, she ran through details of the morning’s events.3 run through somethingCONTINUE/NOT STOP if a quality, feature etc runs through something, it is present in all of that thing This theme runs through the whole book.4 run somebody through literaryINJURE to push a sword completely through someone → run-through → run→ See Verb table
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run through• I felt a mixture of emotion running through me during the performance.• All these thoughts are running through my head that I can't put into words.run-throughˈrun-through noun [countable] PRACTISE/PRACTICEa short practice before a performance, test etc → rehearsal a final run-through of the playExamples from the Corpus
run-through• There will be a brief run-through the afternoon before the concert.• The cast could all have done with an extra run-through of some of the songs.• Let's have one more run-through and then finish for today. 