through

through
    adv 1: from beginning to end; "read this book through"
    2: over the whole distance; "this bus goes through to New York"
    3: to completion; "think this through very carefully!"
    4: in diameter; "this cylinder measures 15 inches through"
    5: throughout the entire extent; "got soaked through in the
       rain"; "I'm frozen through"; "a letter shot through with the
       writer's personality"; "knew him through and through";
       "boards rotten through and through" [syn: {through}, {through
       and through}]
    adj 1: having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to
           make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed";
           "after the treatment, the patient is through except for
           follow-up"; "almost through with his studies" [syn:
           {done}, {through}, {through with(p)}]
    2: (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring
       stops or changes; "a through street"; "a through bus";
       "through traffic"
    

Through \Through\, adv.
   1. From one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing
      through.
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   2. From beginning to end; as, to read a letter through.
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   3. To the end; to a conclusion; to the ultimate purpose; as,
      to carry a project through.
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   Note: Through was formerly used to form compound adjectives
         where we now use thorough; as, through-bred;
         through-lighted; through-placed, etc.
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   {To drop through}, to fall through; to come to naught; to
      fail.

   {To fall through}. See under {Fall}, v. i.
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Through \Through\, prep. [OE. thurgh, [thorn]urh, [thorn]uruh,
   [thorn]oruh, AS. [thorn]urh; akin to OS. thurh, thuru,
   OFries. thruch, D. door, OHG. durh, duruh, G. durch, Goth.
   [thorn]a['i]rh; cf. Ir. tri, tre, W. trwy. [root]53. Cf.
   {Nostril}, {Thorough}, {Thrill}.]
   1. From end to end of, or from side to side of; from one
      surface or limit of, to the opposite; into and out of at
      the opposite, or at another, point; as, to bore through a
      piece of timber, or through a board; a ball passes through
      the side of a ship.
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   2. Between the sides or walls of; within; as, to pass through
      a door; to go through an avenue.
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            Through the gate of ivory he dismissed
            His valiant offspring.                --Dryden.
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   3. By means of; by the agency of.
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            Through these hands this science has passed with
            great applause.                       --Sir W.
                                                  Temple.
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            Material things are presented only through their
            senses.                               --Cheyne.
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   4. Over the whole surface or extent of; as, to ride through
      the country; to look through an account.
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   5. Among or in the midst of; -- used to denote passage; as, a
      fish swims through the water; the light glimmers through a
      thicket.
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   6. From the beginning to the end of; to the end or conclusion
      of; as, through life; through the year.
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Through \Through\, a.
   Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from
   the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a through
   line; a through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of
   passage through; as, a through bridge.
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   {Through bolt}, a bolt which passes through all the thickness
      or layers of that which it fastens, or in which it is
      fixed.

   {Through bridge}, a bridge in which the floor is supported by
      the lower chords of the tissues instead of the upper, so
      that travel is between the trusses and not over them. Cf.
      {Deck bridge}, under {Deck}.

   {Through cold}, a deep-seated cold. [Obs.] --Holland.

   {Through stone}, a flat gravestone. [Scot.] [Written also
      {through stane}.] --Sir W. Scott.

   {Through ticket}, a ticket for the whole journey.

   {Through train}, a train which goes the whole length of a
      railway, or of a long route.
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