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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. Between the sides or walls of within; as to pass through a door; to go through an avenue. Through the gate of ivory he dismissed His valiant offspring. --Dryden. 3. By means of by the agency of Through these hands this science has passed with great applause. --Sir W. Temple. Material things are presented only through their senses --Cheyne. 4. Over the whole surface or extent of as to ride through the country; to look through an account. 5. Among or in the midst of -- used to denote passage; as a fish swims through the water; the light glimmers through a thicket. 6. From the beginning to the end of to the end or conclusion of as through life; through the year. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Through \Through\, adv 1. From one end or side to the other as to pierce a thing through 2. From beginning to end as to read a letter through 3. To the end to a conclusion; to the ultimate purpose; as to carry a project through Note: Through was formerly used to form compound adjectives where we now use thorough; as through-bred; through-lighted; through-placed, etc {To drop through}, to fall through to come to naught; to fail {To fall through}. See under {Fall}, v. i. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. {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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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 with(p)}] 2: of a route or journey etc.; continuing without requiring stops or changes; "a through street"; "a through bus"; "through traffic" [syn: {through(a)}] adv 1: from one end or side to the other "jealousy pierced her through" 2: from beginning to end "read this book through" 3: over the whole distance; "this bus goes through to New York" 4: to completion; "think this through very carefully!" 5: in diameter; "this cylinder measures 15 inches through" 6: 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 and through}]
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