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ALL meanings of run through

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  • verb with object run through to cost (an amount or approximate amount): This watch runs $30. 1
  • verb with object run through to cost (a person) an amount or approximate amount: The car repair will run you a couple of hundred at least. 1
  • idioms run through a run for one's money, close or keen competition: The out-of-town team gave us a run for our money. enjoyment or profit in return for one's expense: This may not be the best tool kit, but it will give you a run for your money. 1
  • idioms run through in the long run, in the course of long experience; in the end: Retribution will come, in the long run. 1
  • idioms run through in the short run, as an immediate or temporary outcome: Recession may be averted in the short run if policy changes are made now. 1
  • idioms run through on the run, moving quickly; hurrying about: He's so busy, he's always on the run. while running or in a hurry: I usually eat breakfast on the run. escaping or hiding from the police: He was on the run for two years. 1
  • idioms run through run afoul of, Nautical. to collide with so as to cause damage and entanglement. to incur or become subject to the wrath or ill will of: to run afoul of the law; He argued with his father and has run afoul of him ever since. 1
  • idioms run through run for it, to hurry away or flee, especially to evade something: You had better run for it before anyone else arrives. 1
  • idioms run through run in place, to go through the motions of running without leaving one's original place. to exist or work without noticeable change, progress, or improvement. 1
  • idioms run through run out of gas, Informal. to exhaust or lose one's energy, enthusiasm, etc.: After the first game of tennis, I ran out of gas and had to rest. to falter for lack of impetus, ideas, capital, etc.: The economic recovery seems to be running out of gas. 1
  • idioms run through run scared, to be thrown into a state of fear or uncertainty because of a perceived threat; be apprehensive about survival or the future: Many businesses are running scared because of increasing competition. 1
  • phrasal verb run through If you run through a list of items, you read or mention all the items quickly. 0
  • phrasal verb run through If you run through a performance or a series of actions, you practise it. 0
  • countable noun run through A run-through for a show or event is a practice for it. 0
  • verb run through to transfix with a sword or other weapon 0
  • verb run through to exhaust (money) by wasteful spending; squander 0
  • verb run through to practise or rehearse 0
  • verb run through to examine hastily 0
  • noun run through a practice or rehearsal 0
  • noun run through a brief survey 0
  • noun run through a practice for a show or event 0
  • noun run through to use up, spend, etc. quickly or recklessly 0
  • noun run through to pierce 0
  • noun run through run over (sense 4) 0
  • noun run through a rehearsal, as of a dramatic or musical work or section, straight through from beginning to end 0
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