WALK-THROUGH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does walk-through mean? 

• WALK-THROUGH (noun)
  The noun WALK-THROUGH has 4 senses:

1. a thorough explanation (usually accompanied by a demonstration) of each step in a procedure or process

2. a pedestrian passageway through the ground floor of a building

3. a first perfunctory rehearsal of a theatrical production in which actors read their lines from the script and move as directed

4. the act of walking in order to view something

  Familiarity information: WALK-THROUGH used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WALK-THROUGH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A thorough explanation (usually accompanied by a demonstration) of each step in a procedure or process

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

she gave me a walk-through of my new duties

Hypernyms ("walk-through" is a kind of...):

account; explanation (a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A pedestrian passageway through the ground floor of a building

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("walk-through" is a kind of...):

passageway (a passage between rooms or between buildings)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A first perfunctory rehearsal of a theatrical production in which actors read their lines from the script and move as directed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("walk-through" is a kind of...):

dry run; rehearsal (a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert))

Derivation:

walk through (perform in a perfunctory way, as for a first rehearsal)

Sense 4

Meaning:

The act of walking in order to view something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

the realtor took her on a walk-through of the apartment

Hypernyms ("walk-through" is a kind of...):

walk (the act of walking somewhere)