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walk-through

walk-through
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wawk throo]
    • /wɔk θru/
    • /wɔːk θruː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wawk throo]
    • /wɔk θru/

Definitions of walk-through word

  • noun walk-through Theater, Television. a rehearsal in which physical action is combined with reading the lines of a play. a perfunctory performance of a script. 1
  • noun walk-through Television, Movies. a rehearsal without cameras. 1
  • noun walk-through a step-by-step demonstration of a procedure or process or a step-by-step explanation of it as a novice attempts it. 1
  • noun walk-through a pedestrian passageway or arcade through the ground floor of a building connecting one street or building with another. 1
  • adjective walk-through designed to be walked through by an observer: The zoo has a walk-through aviary where the birds are all around you. 1
  • adjective walk-through activated by a person passing through: a walk-through electronic scanner at the airport for detecting concealed weapons. 1

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Origin of walk-through

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40; noun, adj. use of verb phrase walk through

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Parts of speech for Walk-through

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

walk-through popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for walk-through

noun walk-through

  • dress rehearsal — a rehearsal of a play or other performance in costume and with scenery, properties, and lights arranged and operated as for a performance: often the final rehearsal.

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